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SAT Subject Test: Chemistry Vocab
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1. An organic hydroxyl compound formed by relacing one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with equal number of hydroxyl (OH) groups
Destructive distillation
distillation
Combustion
Alcohol
2. One of the building blacks matter is composed of - only one type of atom; cannot be further decomposed
Anhydrous
Element
Chemical property
Colligative propery
3. The electrode in an electrolytic cell that is negatively charged and attracts positive ions
Ductile
Carbon dating
Double bond
Cathode
4. A metallic oxide that forms a base when placed in water
Basic anhydride
Allotropic forms
Beta particles
Combustion
5. The process of first vaporizing a liquid and then condensing the vapor back into a liquid - leaving behind the nonvolatile impurities
Fixation of nitrogen
distillation
Celsius scale
Anhydride
6. Shows only the simplest ratio of the number and kids of atoms
Crystallization
Empirical formula
Ductile
Calorie
7. Isotope of hydrogen - sometimes called heavy hydrogen - with an atomic weight of 2
chemistry
Critical mass
Dialysis
Deuterium
8. A substance that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being permanently changed itself
Chemical change
Catalyst
Activated Charcoal
Crystalline
9. Forms of the same element that differ in their crystalline structures
Cathode
Crystallization
Chemical change
Allotropic forms
10. Loss by a substance of its water of hydration on exposure to air at ordinary temperatures
Emulsion
Cathode
Density
Efflorescence
11. The process of separation of a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrance
Dialysis
Binary
Anhydrous
Emulsion
12. The use of radioactive carbon-14 to estimate the ages of ancient materials - such as archaeological or paleontological specimens
Combustion
Carbon dating
Activation energy
Entropy
13. Chemical reaction that results in an absorption of heat
Alkali
Endothermic
Calorie
Deliquesence
14. Organic compound formed by dehydrating oxidized alcohol; contains the characteristic - CHO group
Boiling point
Aldehyde
Catalyst
Destructive distillation
15. A specially treated and finely divided form of carbon - which possesses a high degree of absorbtion
Cation
Activated Charcoal
Calorimeter
Enthalpy
16. The smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical reaction
Cathode rays
Atom
Buffer
Effervescence
17. Residual radioactivity from an atmospheric nuclear test - eventually settles on the surface of the earth
Alkyl
Empirical formula
Fallout
Control rod
18. Heat content of a chemical system
Equation
Actinide series
Enthalpy
Acid salt
19. Rod of certain metal such as cadmium - which controls the speed of the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Control rod
Alloy
Equation
Cyclotron
20. Covalence in which both electrons in a pair come from the same atom
Anhydrous
Coordinate covalence
Base
Effusion
21. The flow of a gas through a small aperture
Acid salt
Effusion
Energy
Anhydride
22. A cell in which electrolysis is carried out
Atom
Electrolytic cell
Efflorescence
Aldehyde
23. Continuous zigzagging movement of colloidal particles in a dispersing medium - as viewed through and ultramicroscope
Brownian movement
Avagadro's number
Atmosphere
Actinide series
24. A. change from gas to liquid B. the combination of molecules without water
Condensation
eudiometer
Covalent bonding
Alpha particles
25. Absorbtion by a substance of water from the air - so that the substance becomes wet
distillation
Deliquesence
Efflorescence
Alcohol
26. Colloidal substance that forms a film about the particles of two immiscible liquids so that one remains suspended in the other
Chemical property
Emulsifying agent
Critical temperature
Dipole-dipole attraction
27. Containing no water
Efflorescence
Dew point
Anhydrous
Esterification
28. Capable of being drawn into a thing wire
Dry ice
Enthalpy
Celsius scale
Ductile
29. A substituent obtained from a saturated hydrocarbon by removing one hydrogen atom -Examples: methyl(CH3) ethyl(C2H5)
Chain reaction
Fission
Alkyl
Electrode
30. Having no definite crystalline structure
Amorphous
Aromatic compound
Chemical change
Effusion
31. A device used to accelerate charged particles to high energies for bombarding the nuclei of atoms
Cyclotron
Activated Charcoal
Esterification
Alkaline
32. An organic salt formed by the reaction of an alcohol with an acid
chemistry
Ester
Calorie
Binary
33. A relatively weak force of attraction between polar molecules; a component of van der Waals forces
chemistry
Anhydride
Dipole-dipole attraction
adsorbtion
34. 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
Atom
Chain reaction
Atomic mass
Amorphous
35. A compound whose basic structure contains the benzene ring; it usually has an odor
Alkyl
Aromatic compound
Bond energy
Equation
36. Negatively charged particle - Mass is 9.109x10(-28)
Control rod
Electron
Destructive distillation
distillation
37. A temperature scale divided into 100 equal divisions and based on water freezing at 0 degress and boiling at 100 degrees
Dehydrate
Endothermic
Emulsifying agent
Celsius scale
38. The point in a reversible reaction at which the forward reaction is occurring at the same rate as the opposing reaction
Cathode rays
Equilibrium
Combustion
Alkaline
39. The process of separating the ions in a compound by means of electrically charged poles
Cation
Effervescence
Electrolysis
Anhydrous
40. Depositing a thin layer of metallic element on the surface of another metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Cyclotron
Activation energy
Density
41. Temperature measured on the absolute scale - which has its origin at absolute zero
Actinide series
Anion
Absolute temperature
Dissociation (ionic)
42. A property of a solution that depends primarily on the concentration - not the type of particles present
Cathode rays
adsorbtion
Colligative propery
Dehydrating agent
43. Chemical reaction between an alcohol and an acid - in which an ester is formed
Dehydrate
Dew point
Esterification
Amine
44. Positively charged helium nuclei
Alpha particles
Fallout
Anion
Electrolytic cell
45. A bond between atoms involving two electron pairs - unsaturated
Alcohol
Double bond
Activated Charcoal
Deuterium
46. Referring to any substance that has basic properties
Covalent bonding
Carbon dating
Alkaline
adsorbtion
47. An ion that has a positive charge
Cation
Emulsion
Cathode rays
Effusion
48. The series of radioactive elements starting with actinium - No. 89 - and ending with lawrencium - No. 103
Dissociation (ionic)
Anhydrous
Actinide series
Barometer
49. The minimum energy necessary to start a reaction
Destructive distillation
Activation energy
Equation
Carbon dating
50. The process of taking up by capillary - osmotic - chemical - or solvent action - as a sponge absorbs water
Atomic radius
Absorption
Alkyl
Acid