Question | Answer |
The dissolving medium in a solution. | Solvent |
The pattern of colors formed by passing light through a prism. | Spectrum |
A solution whose concentration is known with a high degree of accuracy. | Standard Solution |
Pertaining to the numerical relationships of elements and compounds and the mathematical properties of reactants and products in chemical reactions. | Stoichiometry |
The abbreviation for "standard temperature and pressure". | STP |
The change of phase from a solid to a vapor. | Sublimation |
Pertaining to a solution that contains an amount of solute in excess of that normally possible under existing conditions. | Super Saturated |
The apparent "skin" effect on the surface of a liquid or solid due to unbalanced forces on the surface particles. | Surface Tension |
A dispersion of particles > 100nm in a continuous medium. | Suspension |
A measure of the ability of a system to transfer heat to, or acquire heat from, other systems. | Temperature |
Temperature on the Celsius scale that has 2 fixed points, the freezing point and the steam point of water, as 0 degrees and 100 degrees Celsius. | Temperature, Celsius |
An acid containing hydrogen, usually oxygen and one other element. | Ternary Acid |
A plausible explanation of a natural phenomenon in terms of a simple model that has familiar properties. | Theory |
The process by which the capacity of a solution of unknown concentration to combine with one of known concentration is measured. | Titration |
Pertaining to subgroups of elements characterized by the belated filling of the next-to-outermost energy level of atoms. | Transition |
The temperature and pressure at which all three states of a substance are in equilibrium. | Triple Point |
The study of the interaction of matter and ultraviolet radiation. | Ultraviolet Spectroscopy |
The smallest portion of the crystal lattice that exhibits the pattern of the lattice structure. | Unit Cell |
An organic compound containing one or more multiple bonds. | Unsaturated Compound |
Forces of attraction between molecules. | Vander Waals Forces |
The gaseous state of a substance that is liquid or solid at room temperature and pressure. | Vapor |
The equilibrium state between a liquid and its vapor. | Vapor Equilibrium |
An electrochemical cell arranged to deliver an electric current to an external circuit. | Voltaic Cell |
The measure of the earth's gravitational attraction for a body. | Weight |
Electromagnetic radiations of high frequency and short-wave lengths. | X-Rays |