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Chemistry Vocab.1-25
Chemistry Vocabulary Words 1-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the lowest possible temperature | 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 (H3O+) concentration 2.) a substance which gives up protons to another substance | acid |
| an oranic compound characterized by the presence of an amino group and a carboxylic acid group on the same carbon atom | amino acids |
| a water solution having acid properties due to the nature of the solute present | agueous acid |
| rare earth elements of the seventh period following radium | actinide 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 dispensing medium | aerosol |
| a compound which has a hydrocarbon group and one or more formal groups | aldehyde |
| a compound containing a hydrocarbon group and one or more 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 and 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 two 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 atoms | amalgam |
| a solid without crystalline structure | amorphous |
| a substance which can act as either an acid or a base | amphiteric |
| the separation of a material into its component parts to determine it composition | analysis |