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Chemistry Vocab #13
Chemistry words 301-325
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A substance whose water solution does not conduct an electric current appreciably. | Non-Electrolyte |
| One of a class of elements which are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity and are electronegative. | Non-Metal |
| A bond in which there is essentially equal attraction for the shared electrons and a resulting balanced distribution of charge. | Non-Polar Covalent Bond |
| A solution containing one gram equivalent of solute per liter of solution. | Normal Solution |
| The concentration of a solution expressed in gram-equivalents of solute per liter of solution. | Normality |
| Formation of a new substance through changes in the identity of the atoms involved. | Nuclear Change |
| The emission of a proton or neutron from a nucleus as a result of bombarding the nucleus with alpha particles, protons, deuterons, neutrons, etc. | Nuclear Disintegration |
| An equation representing changes in the nuclei of atoms. | Nuclear Equation |
| The difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its constituent particles. | Nuclear Mass Defeat |
| A device in which the controlled fission of radioactive material produces new radioactive substances and energy. | Nuclear Reactor |
| The positively charged dense, central part of an atom. | Nucleus |
| A variety of atom as determined by the composition of its nucleus. | Nuclide |
| The heaviest, most complex, naturally occurring nuclide in a decay series of radioactive elements. | Nuclide, Parent |
| The absorption of a gas on a solid. | Occulsion |
| An outer shell of an atom having s and p orbitals. | Octet |
| A large furnace in which steel is made in a shallow pool. | Open-Hearth |
| A highly probable location about a nucleus in which an electron may be found. | Orbital, Space |
| The quantum number which indicates the shape of an orbital. | Orbital, Quantum Number |
| A mineral containing an element that can be extracted profitably. | Ore |
| Pertaining to carbon compounds, particularly hydrocarbons and their derivatives. | Organic |
| A suspensoid in which an organic liquid is the dispersing medium. | Organosol |
| A crystalline system in which there are three unequal axes at right angles. | Orthorhombic |
| Any chemical reaction which involves the loss of one or more electrons by an atom or an ion. | Oxidation |
| A number assigned to each element to indicate the number of electrons assumed to be gained, lost, or shared in compound formation. | Oxidation Number |
| The difference between an electrode and its solution in a half-reaction. | Oxidation Potential |