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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. Science concerned with the compositions of substances and the changes that they undergo
chemistry
Covalent bonding
Enthalpy
eudiometer
2. Usually - a strong base - such as Sodium hydroxide - potassium hydroxide
Exothermic
Alkali
Deuterium
Anion
3. The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
Anion
Electrolysis
Anhydride
4. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Energy
Electronegativity
Element
Ether
5. A liquid that will conduct and electric current
Electrolyte
Ductile
Carbon dating
Cathode
6. Process of heating an organic substance - such as coal - in the absence of air to break it down into solid and volatile products
Destructive distillation
Absolute temperature
Alkyl
Alkaline
7. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Acid
Amphoteric
Absorption
Dipole-dipole attraction
8. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
Covalent bonding
Critical mass
Ester
Activation energy
9. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Filteration
Cathode rays
Effusion
Carbon dating
10. Chemical reaction that results in the giving off of heat
Electron
Base
Exothermic
chemistry
11. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Cathode rays
Atom
Absolute temperature
Electrolytic cell
12. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Absolute temperature
Emulsion
Carbon dating
Cathode
13. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Acid
Emulsifying agent
Absolute temperature
Esterification
14. Solid carbon dioxide
Fixation of nitrogen
Fallout
Dry ice
Compound
15. A substance composed of two or more metals - which are intimately mixed; usually made by melting the metals together
Electrolysis
Cyclotron
Alloy
Covalent bonding
16. Organic compound containing the -O- group
Destructive distillation
Amino acid
Ether
Denatured alcohol
17. A chance that alters the atomic structures of the substances involved and results in different properties
Equation
Acid salt
Chemical change
Density
18. Shorthand method of showing the changes that take place in a chemical reaction
Acid
Calorimeter
eudiometer
Equation
19. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Equilibrium
Alcohol
Alloy
Activated Charcoal
20. Having no definite crystalline structure
Amorphous
Double bond
Breeder reactor
adsorbtion
21. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Cyclotron
Acid salt
Alkaline
Chain reaction
22. The temperature above which no gas can be liquefied - regardless of the pressure applied
Critical temperature
Dehydrate
Bonding
Cation
23. Positively charged helium nuclei
Atom
Alpha particles
Analysis
Emulsifying agent
24. Streams of electrons given off by the cathode of a vacuum tube
Cathode rays
Critical mass
Critical temperature
Chain reaction
25. The measure of disorder in a system
Entropy
Boiling point
Colloids
Actinide series
26. Particles larger than those found in a solution but smaller than those in a suspension
Dialysis
Atmosphere
Colloids
Double displacement
27. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Atom
Catalyst
Electron
Electrolysis
28. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth - A unit of pressure (1 atm = 760mm of Hg or torr)
Endothermic
Atmosphere
Calorimeter
Amphoteric
29. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
Alcohol
Alkyl
Alkali
Dipole-dipole attraction
30. Nuclear reactor in which more fissionable material is produced than is used up during operation
Breeder reactor
Entropy
Electrolyte
Emulsifying agent
31. 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)
Critical mass
Colligative propery
Anhydride
Amphoteric
32. A chemical action in which both heat and light are given off
Electroplating
Electrolysis
Combustion
Base
33. In metallurgy: a substance that helps to melt and remove the solid impurities as slag
Atmosphere
Dew point
Critical temperature
Flux
34. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Colligative propery
Activation energy
Ether
Calorie
35. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Atom
Activated Charcoal
Double bond
Electrode
36. Determines how a substance will behave in a chemical reaction
Chemical property
Atmosphere
Endothermic
Amphoteric
37. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Atomic number
Condensation
Enthalpy
Aromatic compound
38. The mass per unit volume of a substance; mathematical formula D=m/V
Control rod
Chain reaction
Absorption
Density
39. 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
Ductile
Emulsifying agent
erg
Energy
40. Graduated glass tube into which gases are placed and subjected to an electric spark; measures the individual volumes of combining gases
Cathode
Breeder reactor
eudiometer
Acid salt
41. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Dissociation (ionic)
Celsius scale
Crystallization
Dehydrate
42. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Empirical formula
Buffer
Cation
Condensation
43. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Allotropic forms
Dialysis
Calorimeter
Alpha particles
44. An instrument used to measure the amount of heat liberated or absorbed during a change
Alkali
Effusion
Calorimeter
Chemical property
45. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Bonding
Brownian movement
Covalent bonding
Atomic mass
46. Separation of the ions of an ionic compound due to the action of a solvent
Dehydrate
Dissociation (ionic)
Avagadro's number
Basic anhydride
47. A terminal of an electrolytic cell
Chemical change
Electrode
Condensation
Crystallization
48. The smallest amount of fissionable material that will sustain a chain reaction
distillation
Dehydrate
Critical mass
chemistry
49. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Ductile
Covalent bonding
Atomic mass
Diffusion
50. The difference in potential between an electrode and the solution in which it is immpesed
Electrode potential
Catalyst
Colloids
Allotropic forms