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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Control rod
Dew point
Celsius scale
Critical temperature
2. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Amino acid
Amine
Endothermic
Absorption
3. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Emulsifying agent
Ether
Atom
Antichlor
4. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Barometer
Diffusion
Atomic number
Amphoteric
5. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Element
Endothermic
Electron volt
Esterification
6. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Einstein equation
Alkaline
Atmosphere
Destructive distillation
7. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation
Alpha particles
Electrolyte
eudiometer
Breeder reactor
8. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Brownian movement
Equation
Activation energy
Actinide series
9. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Atomic radius
Critical mass
Ductile
Fission
10. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Activated Charcoal
Exothermic
Atomic mass
Fixation of nitrogen
11. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Alloy
Acid salt
chemistry
Electrolyte
12. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Carbon dating
Effervescence
Beta particles
13. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Bonding
Absorption
Dissociation (ionic)
Bond energy
14. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Crystalline
Catalyst
Cathode
Dehydrate
15. A water wolution that contains an excess of hydroxide ions; a proton acceptor; a base turns litmus paper blue and neutralizes acids to form salts
Calorie
Base
Effervescence
Colloids
16. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Electrode potential
erg
Exothermic
Cation
17. A reaction produced during nuclear fission when at least one neutron from each fission produces another fission - so that the process becomes self sustaining without additional external energy
Effervescence
Coordinate covalence
Cyclotron
Chain reaction
18. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Alloy
distillation
Barometer
Breeder reactor
19. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Barometer
Control rod
Alkali
Deliquesence
20. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Electronegativity
Ductile
Energy
Covalent bonding
21. Solid carbon dioxide
Amine
Buffer
Exothermic
Dry ice
22. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Electron volt
Activation energy
Boiling point
Dehydrate
23. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Esterification
Alcohol
Atomic number
Allotropic forms
24. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Ester
Aromatic compound
Atomic radius
Chemical property
25. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Coordinate covalence
Ductile
Aromatic compound
Critical mass
26. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Crystalline
Breeder reactor
Beta particles
Bonding
27. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Amine
Endothermic
Alcohol
Electrode
28. Containing no water
Ether
Fahrenheit scale
Anhydrous
Calorie
29. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Aldehyde
Electrolyte
Calorie
Chemical property
30. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Amphoteric
Base
Chemical property
Atom
31. One of the "building blocks" of proteins; contains one or more NH2- groups that have replaced the same number of hydrogen atoms in an organic acid
Chemical change
Ether
Amino acid
Ductile
32. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Cyclotron
Ether
Boiling point
Aldehyde
33. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Alpha particles
Electrode potential
Combustion
Carbon dating
34. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Atomic number
Aromatic compound
Colloids
Emulsion
35. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Aldehyde
Electrode
Chain reaction
Flux
36. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Alloy
Cation
Emulsion
Deuterium
37. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Endothermic
Filteration
eudiometer
Beta particles
38. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Barometer
Double displacement
Atomic number
Energy
39. Capacity to do work
Energy
Deliquesence
Enthalpy
Alloy
40. Substance that takes water from another substance
Chemical property
Breeder reactor
Barometer
Dehydrating agent
41. Having no definite crystalline structure
Dry ice
Effervescence
Critical temperature
Amorphous
42. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Fission
Dehydrate
Exothermic
Crystallization
43. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Dry ice
Absolute temperature
Acidic anhydride
Electrolytic cell
44. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Diffusion
Amine
Base
Double bond
45. A water solution that has an excess of hydrogen ions; an acid turns litmus paper pink or red - has a sour taste - and neutralizes bases to form salts
Anhydride
Atmosphere
Acid
Bonding
46. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Atom
Electron volt
Ester
Electroplating
47. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Dipole-dipole attraction
Brownian movement
Entropy
Fallout
48. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Aldehyde
Brownian movement
Diffusion
Bonding
49. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Electrode potential
Enthalpy
Double displacement
Critical temperature
50. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Electrolytic cell
Amino acid
Dipole-dipole attraction
Destructive distillation