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Chapter 8/10 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Solute | A substance whose particles are dissolved in a solution |
| Solvent | The substance in which the solute dissolves. |
| Dissociation | the process in which a compound separates into ions as it dissolves |
| Dispersion | Breaking into smaller pieces and spreading throughout water. |
| Ionization | the process in which neutral molecules gain or lose electrons |
| Acid | a compound that produces hydronium ions when dissolved in water. |
| Indicator | Any substance that changes colors near |
| Solute | A substance whose particles are dissolved in a solution |
| Solvent | The substance in which the solute dissolves. |
| Dissociation | the process in which a compound separates into ions as it dissolves |
| Dispersion | Breaking into smaller pieces and spreading throughout water. |
| Ionization | the process in which neutral molecules gain or lose electrons |
| Acid | a compound that produces hydronium ions when dissolved in water. |
| Indicator | Any substance that changes colors near |
| Solute | A substance whose particles are dissolved in a solution |
| Solvent | The substance in which the solute dissolves. |
| Dissociation | the process in which a compound separates into ions as it dissolves |
| Dispersion | Breaking into smaller pieces and spreading throughout water. |
| Ionization | the process in which neutral molecules gain or lose electrons |
| Acid | a compound that produces hydronium ions when dissolved in water. |
| Indicator | Any substance that changes colors near an acid |
| Base | A compound that produces hydroxide ions |
| Neutralization | The reaction between a base and a acid |
| pH | a measure of its hydronium ion concentration |
| Buffer | A solution that is resistant to large pH changes |
| electrolyte | A substance that ionizes or dissociates into ions when it dissolves in water. |
| Radioactivity | the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus emits charged particles and energy |
| Radiosotope | Any atom containing a unstable nucleus. |
| Nuclear Radiation | Charged particles and energy emitted from the nuclei of radioisotopes |
| alpha particles | A positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons. |
| Beta particle | A electron emitted by an unstable nucleus |
| Gamma Ray | a penetrating ray of energy emitted by an unstable nucleus |
| Background Radiation | Nuclear radiation that occurs naturally in the environment. |
| Strong Nuclear force | The attractive force that binds protons and neutrons together in a nucleus |
| Fission | The splitting of an atomic nucleus into two smaller parts. |
| Chain Reaction | a series of nuclear fissions |
| Critical Mass | The smallest possible mass of a fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction |
| Fusion | a process in which the nuclei of two atoms combine to form a larger nucleus. |
| Plasma | State of matter in which atoms have been stripped of their electrons. |