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Chem Final Vocab
Words for 2012 Rutter Chem Final
Question | Answer |
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Capable of being mixed. | Miscible |
The concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute per 1,000 grams of solvent. | Molality |
The concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute per liter of solution. | Molarity |
Not capable of being mixed. | Immiscible |
Bonding in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another. | Ionic Bonding |
One of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula, but different structures. | Isomer |
Bonding in which atoms share electrons. | Covalent Bonding |
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 |
A law stating that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature. | Boyle's Law |
Pertaining to compounds made up of two elements. | Binary |
(1) A substance which when added to water, increases the hydroxide (OH) ion concentration of the aqueous solution (2) A substance which acquires protons from another substance. | Base |
The temperature at which the equilibrium vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the prevailing atmospheric pressure. | Boiling Point |
(1) A substance which, when added to water, increases the hydronium-ion concentration, (2) A substance which gives up protons to another substance. | Acid |
A substance which can act as either an acid or base. | Amphiprotic |
A law stating that the volume of an ideal gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. | Charles' Law |
A state of subdivision of matter ranging between the dimensions of ordinary molecules and microscopic particles. | Colloidal State |
(1) The process of converting a gas into a liquid or solid (2) Increasing the size of very small particles up to colloidal size. | Condensation |
The lowest temperature at which a substance may exist as a gas at atmospheric pressure. | Condensation Temperature |
The property of certain substances to take up water from the air to form a solution. | Deliquescence |
The process of spreading out spontaneously to fill a space uniform 1g; the intermingling of the particles of substances. | Diffusion |
The escape of molecules from the surface of liquids or solids. | Evaporation |
The rapid evolution of a gas from a liquid in which it is dissolved. | Effervescence |
The property of hydrated crystals to lose water of crystallization when exposed to air. | Efflorescence |
A substance whose water solution conducts an electric current. | Electrolyte |
The process of converting a liquid into a solid. | Freezing |
The freezing point depression of a solvent in a l-molal solution of a molecular solute in the solvent. | Freezing Point Constant, Molal |
The process of evaporation followed by condensation of the vapors in a separate vessel. | Distillation |
A crystallized substance that contains water of crystallization. | Hydrate |
A compound of hydrogen and carbon. | Hydrocarbon |
A combination of Charles' and Boyle's equations. | Ideal |
Pertaining to material which are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives. | Inorganic |
The reaction between hydronium ions and hydroxide ions to form water. | Neutralization |
The concentration of a solution expressed in gram-equivalents of solute per liter of solution. | Normality |
Pertaining to carbon compounds, particularly hydrocarbons and their derivatives. | Organic |
A process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane. | Osmosis |
A dispersion of particles >100 nm in a continuous medium. | Suspension |
A compound composed of the positive ions of an aqueous base and the negative ions of an aqueous acid. | Salt |
The dissolved substance in a solution. | Solute |
The dissolving medium in a solution. | Solvent |
An acid containing hydrogen, usually oxygen and one other element. | Ternary Acid |