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chemestry vocab 1
chemestry words and definitions
Question | Answer |
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The lowest possible temperature, 0k or -273.15 degrees Celsius | Absolute Zero |
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction by acting as a positive catalyst | Accelerator |
The nearness of a measurement to its accepted value | Accuracy |
(1) A substance which, when added to water, increases the hydronium-ion concentration, (2) a substance which gives up protons to another substance | Acid |
An organic compound characterized by the presence of an amino group and a carboxylic acid group on the same carbon atom | Amino Acid |
A water solution having acid properties due to the nature of the solute present | Acid, aqueous |
Rare earth elements of the seventh period following radium | Actinides Series |
A table of metals or nonmetals arranged in order of descending activities | Activity (Electromotive) Series |
A reaction in which atoms are added to an unsaturated organic molecule | Addition |
A suspensoid in which gas is the dispensing medium | Aerosol |
A compound which has a hydrocarbon group and one or more -C=O-H, formal groups | Aldehyde |
A compound containing a hydrocarbon group and one or more -OH, hydroxyl, groups | Alcohol |
A straight or branched chain hydrocarbon with two double covalent bonds between carbon atoms | Alkadiene |
The hydroxide of a Group 1 metal | Alkali |
A straight or branched chain hydrocarbon in which the carbon atoms are connected by only single covalent bonds | Alkane |
A straight or branched chain hydrocarbon in which the carbon atoms are connected by a double bond | Alkene |
A straight or branched chain hydrocarbon in which 2 carbon atoms are connected by a triple bond | Alkyne |
One of the two or more different forms of an element in the same physical state | Allotrope |
A material composed of two or more metals | Alloy |
Pertaining to soil, sand or gravel deposited by running water | Alluvial |
A helium nucleus emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive element | Alpha Particle |
An alloy of mercury with one or more other metals | Amalgam |
A solid without crystalline structure | Amorphous |
A substance which can act as either an acid or a base | Amphiterie |
The separation of a material into its component parts to determine its composition | Analysis |