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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. A nonmetallic oxide that - when placed in water - reacts to form an an acid solution
Electrode potential
Emulsifying agent
Acidic anhydride
Amine
2. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Compound
Covalent bonding
Electrolytic cell
Equilibrium
3. Substance that takes water from another substance
Emulsifying agent
Colloids
Analysis
Dehydrating agent
4. A compound such as CH3NH2 - derived from ammonia by substituting one or more hydro-carbon radicals for hydrogen atoms
Amine
Aldehyde
Aromatic compound
Electrolytic cell
5. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Antichlor
Emulsifying agent
Dialysis
Absolute temperature
6. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Ductile
Atom
Breeder reactor
distillation
7. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Barometer
Dipole-dipole attraction
Electron
Electrolytic cell
8. The rapid escape of excess gas that has been dissolved into a liquid
Effervescence
Amorphous
Electrode
Double displacement
9. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Alpha particles
Atomic number
Fallout
Cathode rays
10. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Anion
Carbon dating
Electrode
Crystalline
11. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Efflorescence
Ether
Decomposition
Alcohol
12. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Actinide series
Amphoteric
Chain reaction
Dehydrating agent
13. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Ductile
Allotropic forms
Electron volt
erg
14. High=speed - negatively charged electrons emitted in radiations
Beta particles
Acid
Calorimeter
Denatured alcohol
15. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Electron
distillation
Ester
Efflorescence
16. An ion or particle that has a negative charge and thus is attracted to a positively charged anode
Condensation
Carbon dating
Acid salt
Anion
17. Having no definite crystalline structure
Amphoteric
Equilibrium
Amorphous
Colloids
18. Nuclear reaction that releases energy because of the splitting of large nuclei into smaller ones
Double displacement
Fission
Ester
Electronegativity
19. Solid carbon dioxide
Esterification
Atmosphere
Dry ice
Binary
20. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Emulsion
Efflorescence
Acidic anhydride
Atmosphere
21. Referring to a hydroxide that may have either acidic or basic properties - depending on the substance with which it reacts
Efflorescence
Amphoteric
Electroplating
Deuterium
22. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Control rod
Electrode potential
Acidic anhydride
Fahrenheit scale
23. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Cathode rays
Denatured alcohol
Critical temperature
Activated Charcoal
24. 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)
Alpha particles
Alkaline
Anhydride
Acidic anhydride
25. Heat content of a chemical system
Enthalpy
Destructive distillation
Absolute temperature
Crystalline
26. Having definite molecular or ionic structure
Alpha particles
Ether
Crystalline
Colligative propery
27. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Basic anhydride
Catalyst
Cation
Electron volt
28. Unit for expressing the kinetic energy of subatomic particles; the energy acquired by an electron when it is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 volt
Filteration
Electron volt
Binary
Absolute temperature
29. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Chemical change
eudiometer
Effusion
Absorption
30. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Double displacement
Carbon dating
Diffusion
Alkali
31. A salt formed by replacing part of the hydrogen ions of a dibasic or tribasic acid with metallic ions - Examples: NaHSO4 - NaH2PO4
Empirical formula
Acid salt
Equation
Destructive distillation
32. Temperature scale that has 32 as freezing point and 212 as boiling point
Double bond
Alkali
Fahrenheit scale
Calorie
33. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Aldehyde
Alkyl
Effervescence
Absorption
34. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Covalent bonding
Avagadro's number
Dialysis
Effervescence
35. Capacity to do work
Dialysis
Effusion
Energy
Acid
36. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Atomic number
Electron
Dew point
erg
37. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Antichlor
Electronegativity
Atomic radius
Brownian movement
38. 1/2 the distance between adjacent nuclei in the crystalline or solid phase of an element; distance from the atomic nucleus to the valence electrons
Esterification
Electrolytic cell
Atomic radius
Dry ice
39. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
distillation
Dialysis
Combustion
adsorbtion
40. The measure of disorder in a system
Acid salt
Entropy
Element
Double displacement
41. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Decomposition
Equilibrium
Entropy
Calorie
42. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Alkaline
Chemical change
Combustion
Element
43. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Density
Absolute temperature
Brownian movement
Colloids
44. Substance that - when added to a solution - makes changing the pH of the solution more difficule
Empirical formula
eudiometer
Electrolyte
Buffer
45. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Cyclotron
Analysis
Avagadro's number
Amine
46. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Critical mass
Chemical property
Emulsion
Anhydride
47. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Displacement
Compound
Effusion
Fixation of nitrogen
48. A change by which an element takes the place of another element in a compound
Ester
Catalyst
Displacement
Ductile
49. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Energy
Alpha particles
Cathode
eudiometer
50. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Destructive distillation
Control rod
erg
Electron