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 |