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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Efflorescence
Empirical formula
Barometer
2. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Anhydride
Critical temperature
Dehydrate
Electrolytic cell
3. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Alkali
Colligative propery
Cathode
Electron
4. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Efflorescence
Electroplating
Flux
Breeder reactor
5. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation
Atom
Atomic radius
Breeder reactor
Electrolytic cell
6. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Compound
Dehydrating agent
Atmosphere
Aromatic compound
7. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Ester
Electronegativity
Aromatic compound
Condensation
8. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Analysis
Electron volt
Effusion
Alkyl
9. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Actinide series
Fission
Flux
Electrode
10. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Atmosphere
Equation
Ductile
Cathode rays
11. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Density
Atomic mass
Flux
Dew point
12. The union of atoms to form compounds or molecules by filling their outer shells of electonrs. This can be done through giving and taking electrons (ionic) or by sharing electrons
Bonding
Alcohol
Ester
Cathode rays
13. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Atomic mass
Bond energy
Analysis
Double bond
14. The adhesion (in an extremely thing layer) of the molecules of gases - of dissolved substances - or of liquieds to the surfaces of solid or liquid bodies with which they come into contact
Allotropic forms
Antichlor
adsorbtion
Amorphous
15. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Breeder reactor
Alkali
Acidic anhydride
Cathode
16. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Electrolysis
Calorie
Carbon dating
Amino acid
17. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Effervescence
Barometer
Crystallization
Electron
18. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Covalent bonding
Compound
Denatured alcohol
Deuterium
19. Containing no water
Carbon dating
Anhydrous
Esterification
Emulsifying agent
20. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Electrolyte
Bond energy
Deliquesence
Alkali
21. Positively charged helium nuclei
Exothermic
Atmosphere
Endothermic
Alpha particles
22. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Diffusion
Buffer
Acid salt
Amphoteric
23. Unit of energy done by 1 dyne (1/980 g of force) acting through a distance of 1 cm; 2.4 x 10 (-11) kcal
Boiling point
Ductile
erg
Chain reaction
24. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Equilibrium
Endothermic
Alkaline
Atomic mass
25. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Destructive distillation
Efflorescence
Allotropic forms
Colligative propery
26. 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
Dipole-dipole attraction
Actinide series
Filteration
Amino acid
27. An ion that has a positive charge
Fahrenheit scale
Cation
chemistry
Chain reaction
28. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Dehydrate
Emulsifying agent
Equation
Einstein equation
29. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Colloids
Electrode
Ether
Absolute temperature
30. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Cathode rays
Endothermic
Esterification
Flux
31. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Colloids
Ductile
Entropy
Bonding
32. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Fahrenheit scale
Fallout
Calorie
Filteration
33. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Dehydrate
Cathode rays
Activation energy
Colligative propery
34. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Cation
Dialysis
Anhydrous
Fixation of nitrogen
35. 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
Acid
Empirical formula
Allotropic forms
Cathode rays
36. A compound derived from another compound by the removal of water; it will combine with water to form an acid (acidic anhydride) or base (basic anhydride)
Anion
Anhydride
Exothermic
Alloy
37. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Einstein equation
Dialysis
Celsius scale
Critical temperature
38. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Catalyst
Anion
Alkaline
Binary
39. A substance used to remove the excess chlorine in the bleaching process
Flux
Antichlor
Equation
Deuterium
40. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Alcohol
Coordinate covalence
Combustion
Control rod
41. Substance that takes water from another substance
Critical mass
Catalyst
Beta particles
Dehydrating agent
42. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Density
Aromatic compound
Amphoteric
Flux
43. Heat content of a chemical system
Enthalpy
Fallout
Actinide series
Calorimeter
44. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Anhydride
Atomic radius
Activation energy
Ether
45. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Einstein equation
Amino acid
Deliquesence
Electrolyte
46. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Filteration
Colloids
Flux
Effervescence
47. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Cathode rays
Deliquesence
Aldehyde
Effervescence
48. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Cation
Alloy
Fallout
Alkali
49. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Deliquesence
Endothermic
Dew point
Bond energy
50. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Absorption
Diffusion
Electronegativity