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Chem 11: Hebden
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Accurate Measurement | A measurement that is close to the CORRECT of ACCEPTED value (p28) |
Acid | A compund whose formula starts with an "H" (p74) |
Actinide | An element in the row underneath the main part of the table, starting with actinium (p161) |
Alcohol | An organic compund containing an OH group (p233) |
Aldehyde | An organic compound containing a COH group at the end of a hydrocarbon chain (p234) |
Alkali Metal | An element in the first column of the periodic table (except hydrogen) (p161) |
Alkaline Earth Metal | An element in the second column of the periodic table (p161) |
Alkane | A hydrocarbon in which all the carbon atoms are connected by single bonds (p215) |
Alkene | An organic compund containing a carbon-carbon double bond (p226) |
Alkyl Group | An alkane which has lost one hydrogen atom (p217) |
Alkyl Halide | An alkane having a halogen attached (p224) |
Alkyne | An organic compound containing a carbon-carbon triple bond (p226) |
Alpha Particle | A He2+ ion which is given off by a radioactive atom (p142-143) |
Amide | An organic compound containing a CONH2 group (p236) |
Amine | An organic compound containing an NH2 group (p236) |
Amino Acid | A carboxylic acid with an amine group at the 2-position (p237) |
Anion | An ion with a NEGATIVE charge (p68) |
Aqueous Solution | A solution in which the solvent is WATER (p51) |
Aromatic Molecule | A molecule containing one or more benzene rings (p231) |
Asymmetrical Molecule | A molecule in which one end is different than the other (p200) |
Atom | The smallest possible unit of an element which retains the fundamental properties of the element (p49) |
Atomic Mass | The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom (p146) |
Atomic Number | The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; also, the charge of the nucleus (p145) |
Avogadro's Hypothesis | Equal columes of gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain the same number of particles (p77) |
Avogadro's Number | The number of particles in 1 mol of a substance = 6.04e23 (p83) |
Balanced Equation | A chemical reaction equation in which mass, atoms, and electrical charge are conserved (p107) |
Base | A compound that has a chemical formula ending with OH (p116) |
Base Unit | One of the basic units in SI measurement (such as gram, meter, second and mole) (p16) |
Beta Particle | A high energy electron emitted directly from an atomic nucleus (p142) |
Binary Compound | A compound made of two different types of atom (p73) |
Bohr Model (of the atom) | A model in which the electrons in an atom are restricted to having specific energies and are restricted to following specific paths at a fixed distance from the nucleus (p144) |
Boiling Temperature | The temperature at which a liquid changes into the gas phase. At the boiling temperature the liquid and gas phases co-exist (p60) |
Carboxylic Acid | An organic compound which contains a COOH group (p236) |
Cation | An ion with a POSITIVE charge (p68) |
Chemical Change | A change in which new substances are formed (p59) |
Chemical Property | The ability of a substance to undergo chemical reactions and change into new substances, either by itself or with other substances (p44) |
Chemical Reaction Equation | An equation that shows the chemicals used up and produced during a chemical reaction (p105) |
Chemical Word Equation | Uses words to describe the REACTANTS and PRODUCTS (p105) |
Chemistry | The science concerned with the properties, composition and behaviour of matter (p44) |
Chromatography | A separation process in which different dissolved substances in a solution (the mobile phase) preferentially move through an absorbent material (the stationary phase) and are separated according to the relative attractions of the dissolved solids (p57) |
CIS Isomer | An isomer in which attached groups are on the same side of a double bond (p230) |
Closed Shell | An electron shell which contains its maximun number of electrons (p154) |
Closed System | A system is closed if nothing can enter or leave it (p105) |
Coefficient | The number shown in front of each species involved in a chemical reaction (p105) |
Combination Reaction | Synthesis |
Combining Capacity | Valence (as a noun) |
Combustion | A general term referrin to the rapid reaction of a substance with oxygen to produce substantial amounts of heat, and usually a flame (p116) |
Compound | A pure substance made of two or more types of atoms (p51) |
Concentrated Solution | A solution with a relatively high concentration of a particular substance (p96) |
Concentration | The amount of the substance which exists in a given volume of the solution (p96) |