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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Allotropic forms
Denatured alcohol
Cathode rays
Aldehyde
2. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Endothermic
Critical mass
Acid
Combustion
3. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Atomic mass
Element
Actinide series
Alpha particles
4. Containing no water
Anhydrous
Emulsion
Fixation of nitrogen
Alkali
5. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Electron
Base
Coordinate covalence
Electrolytic cell
6. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Combustion
Deliquesence
Density
Coordinate covalence
7. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Exothermic
Esterification
Antichlor
Alpha particles
8. 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
Fission
Cyclotron
Equilibrium
Atomic radius
9. E=mc2 - relates mass to energy
Einstein equation
Crystalline
Dialysis
Empirical formula
10. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Element
Electrode potential
Binary
Electron
11. The breaking down of a compound into two or more simpler substances
Displacement
Emulsion
Analysis
Calorimeter
12. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Combustion
Alloy
Allotropic forms
Dialysis
13. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Condensation
Analysis
Displacement
Absolute temperature
14. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Deliquesence
Ester
Brownian movement
Binary
15. The number of molecules in 1 gram-molecular volume of a substance - or the number of atoms in 1 gram-atomic mass of an element 6.02 x 10(-27)
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16. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Control rod
Cyclotron
Decomposition
Emulsion
17. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
adsorbtion
Electrolytic cell
Deuterium
Aldehyde
18. 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
Anhydride
Atomic radius
Chain reaction
Dipole-dipole attraction
19. Process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds
Displacement
Dialysis
Acid salt
Fixation of nitrogen
20. The process whereby gases or liquids intermingle freely of their own accord
Displacement
Coordinate covalence
Amine
Diffusion
21. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Ether
Carbon dating
Density
Fallout
22. Positively charged helium nuclei
Alpha particles
Emulsion
Colligative propery
chemistry
23. Capacity to do work
Energy
Cathode
Entropy
Acid salt
24. Bonding accomplished through the sharing of electrons so that atoms can fill their outer shells
Combustion
Covalent bonding
Control rod
Cathode
25. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Equation
Chain reaction
Electrolytic cell
Covalent bonding
26. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Cathode
Chemical change
Ductile
Avagadro's number
27. Solid carbon dioxide
Dry ice
Critical temperature
Electrolysis
Compound
28. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Colligative propery
Chemical change
Absorption
Exothermic
29. 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
Brownian movement
Decomposition
Amino acid
Deliquesence
30. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Dissociation (ionic)
Electroplating
Antichlor
Amino acid
31. The process of forming definitely shaped crystals when water is evaporated from a solution of the substance
Crystallization
Critical temperature
Alpha particles
Breeder reactor
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)
Chemical change
Dehydrating agent
Carbon dating
Anhydride
33. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Celsius scale
Atomic number
Electron volt
Aromatic compound
34. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Double bond
adsorbtion
Amino acid
Analysis
35. The average mass of a number; bottom number on the element
Deuterium
Alpha particles
Filteration
Atomic mass
36. Suspension of fine particles or droplets of one liquid in another - the two liquids being immiscible in each other; surrounded by an emulsifying agent
Emulsion
Cathode rays
Cyclotron
Filteration
37. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Alkyl
Electron volt
Absolute temperature
Endothermic
38. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Cathode
Combustion
Flux
Antichlor
39. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Basic anhydride
Anion
Endothermic
Electrolyte
40. Ethyl alcohol that has been poisoned in order to produce a cheaper alcohol for industrial purposes
Diffusion
Basic anhydride
Critical mass
Denatured alcohol
41. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Amine
Combustion
Electrode potential
Amphoteric
42. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Dew point
Catalyst
eudiometer
Electrolytic cell
43. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Alkali
Electrode potential
Cation
Element
44. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
Atomic number
chemistry
Endothermic
Denatured alcohol
45. Top number on periodic table - The number of protons in the nucleus - The number of electrons in an atom
Acid
Diffusion
Atomic number
Acidic anhydride
46. An instrument - invented by Toricelli in 1643 - used for measuring atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Binary
Aromatic compound
Diffusion
47. The process by which suspended matter is removed from a liquid by passing the liquid through a porous material
Antichlor
Acid
Amino acid
Filteration
48. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Decomposition
Calorimeter
distillation
Electrolytic cell
49. An ion or particle that has a negative charge and thus is attracted to a positively charged anode
Anion
Electrode potential
Acid
Alkaline
50. A unit of heat; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree on the celcius scale
Decomposition
Anion
Control rod
Calorie