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Chemistry Definitions

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Definition
Functional group   part of the organic molecule responsible for chemical reactions  
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Homologous series   series of organic compounds with the same functional group  
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Structual isomer   molecules with the same molecular formula but a different structual arrangement of atoms  
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Stereoisomers   compounds with the same structual formula but a different arrangement of atoms in space.  
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Standard enthalpy change of combustion   when one mole of substance reacts completely with oxygen under standard conditons and with all reactants and products being in their standard states  
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Standard enthalpy change of reaction   enthalpy change that takes place with the reaction being in molar quantities under standard conditions and standard states  
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Standard state   physical state of a substance under standard conditions  
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Heterolytic fission   breaking of a covalent bond with both of the bonded electrons going to one of the atoms, forming a cation and an anion  
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Homolytic fission   breaking of a covalent bond, with one of the bonded electrons going to each atoms  
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Exothermic   refers to a reaction where the enthalpy of the products is smaller than enthalpy of the reactants resulting in heat loss to the surroundings  
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Endothemrmic   refers to a reaction where the enthalpy of the products is greater than the enthalpy of the reactants resulting in heat being taken in from the surroundings  
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Dynamic equilibrium   the equilibrium that exists in a closed system when the rate of the forward reaction is the same as the rate of the reverse reaction  
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Le Chateliers principle   when a system in dynamic equilibrium is subjected to a change, the postion of equilibrium will shift to minimise the change  
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Boltzmann distribution   distribution of energies of molecules at a particular temperature, often shown as a graph  
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Average bond enthalpy   is the average enthalpy change that takes place when breaking by homolytic fission 1 mole of a given bond type in the molecules of a gaseous speacies  
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Standard enthalpy change of formation   one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent elements in their standard states and under standard conditions  
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Activation energy   energy required to start a reaction and used to break bonds  
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Nucleophile   is an atom or a group of atoms that is attracted to an electron deficient centre or atom, where it donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond  
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Electrophile   an atom or group of atoms that is attracted to an electron rich centre or atom, where it accepts a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond  
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Reflux   the continual boiling and condensing of a reaction mixture to ensure that the reaction takes place without the contents of the flask boiling dry  
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Radical substitution   type of substitution reaction in which a radical replaces a different atom or group of atoms  
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Radical   a species with an unpaired electron  
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Mechanism   a sequence of steps showing the path taken by electrons in a reaction  
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Inititation   the first step in radical subsitution in which free radicals are generated by ultraviolet radiation  
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Propagation   two repeated steps in radical subsitution that build up the products in a chain reaction  
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Termination   step at the end of a radical subsitution when two radical combine to form a molecule  
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Aliphatic hydrocarbon   hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in straight or branched chains  
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Alicyclic hydrocarbons   hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in a ring structure  
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