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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Electrode potential
Alkaline
Alloy
Coordinate covalence
2. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Electrolysis
Colligative propery
Carbon dating
Fixation of nitrogen
3. Referring to a compound composed of two elements such as water
Binary
Deliquesence
Covalent bonding
Alkaline
4. The energy needed to break a chemical bond and form a neutral atom
Antichlor
Exothermic
Bond energy
Anion
5. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Endothermic
Calorimeter
Binary
Antichlor
6. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
Catalyst
Einstein equation
Deliquesence
Activated Charcoal
7. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Density
Fahrenheit scale
Electrolyte
Emulsion
8. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Celsius scale
Ether
Calorie
Atomic mass
9. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
Element
Critical mass
Effusion
Dipole-dipole attraction
10. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Dipole-dipole attraction
Effusion
Aldehyde
Catalyst
11. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Dipole-dipole attraction
Chemical change
Barometer
Dry ice
12. Containing no water
Critical temperature
Anhydrous
Electroplating
Endothermic
13. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Ductile
Electrolysis
Fahrenheit scale
Compound
14. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Atomic number
Crystalline
Aldehyde
Activated Charcoal
15. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Atom
Aldehyde
Flux
Electrode
16. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Double bond
Double displacement
Fahrenheit scale
Control rod
17. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Einstein equation
Analysis
Emulsifying agent
Electrolysis
18. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Equation
Double displacement
Actinide series
Alpha particles
19. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Fission
Antichlor
Esterification
Fahrenheit scale
20. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Calorie
Allotropic forms
Carbon dating
Fallout
21. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Fahrenheit scale
Atomic radius
Avagadro's number
Destructive distillation
22. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Flux
Aromatic compound
Colloids
Alkyl
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
Colloids
erg
Exothermic
Acid salt
24. 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
Einstein equation
Dehydrate
Emulsifying agent
Amino acid
25. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Actinide series
Entropy
Efflorescence
Denatured alcohol
26. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Ether
Fixation of nitrogen
Exothermic
Dew point
27. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Bond energy
Basic anhydride
Empirical formula
Effusion
28. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Electronegativity
Diffusion
Atomic mass
Dialysis
29. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Electron volt
Electron
Amine
Equilibrium
30. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
Ether
Cathode
Deliquesence
31. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Diffusion
Buffer
Acidic anhydride
Equilibrium
32. 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)
Electrolyte
Alcohol
Anhydride
Electrode potential
33. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Combustion
Activation energy
Fallout
Absorption
34. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Anion
Destructive distillation
Electrolytic cell
Compound
35. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Electroplating
Acid salt
Empirical formula
Electrolytic cell
36. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Dialysis
Equation
Atom
Calorimeter
37. A reaction in which two chemical substances exchange ions with the formation of two new compounds
Destructive distillation
Diffusion
Control rod
Double displacement
38. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Endothermic
Condensation
Absolute temperature
Analysis
39. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Bond energy
eudiometer
Base
Decomposition
40. The numerical expression of the relative strength with which the atoms of an element attract valence electrons to themselves; the higher the number - the greater the attraction
Fahrenheit scale
Alkaline
Electronegativity
Effervescence
41. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Flux
Covalent bonding
Base
Equation
42. A substance composed of elements chemically united in definite proportions by weight
Compound
Dehydrate
Density
Binary
43. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Compound
Electrode potential
Double displacement
44. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Alkyl
Cyclotron
Calorimeter
Antichlor
45. An ion that has a positive charge
Emulsifying agent
Carbon dating
Cation
Alkali
46. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Crystallization
Effervescence
Base
Fallout
47. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Efflorescence
Ester
eudiometer
Electroplating
48. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Fahrenheit scale
Ductile
Alpha particles
Double bond
49. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Alkali
Equilibrium
distillation
Crystallization
50. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Electron
Antichlor
Boiling point
Alkali