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Chemistry vocabulary

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Term
Definition
Mole Ratio   The ratio of moles of a substance to the moles of another substance in a balanced equation using the coefficients  
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Stoichiometry   The relationship between the quantities of substances taking part in a reaction  
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Limiting Reactent   The reactant in a chemical equation that is present in the lesser amount, and is completely used up  
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Excess Reactant   The reactant that is left over  
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Theoretical Yield   The amount of product predicted from the amounts of reactants used  
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Actual Yield   The actual amount of product produced from the amounts of reactants used  
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% Yield   The actual yield of product divided by the theoretical yield multiplied by 100  
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Photons   Wave packets of energy  
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Electromagnetic Radiation   When energy is transmitted from one place to another by light  
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Wavelength   Distance between wavecrests  
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Frequency   Number of waves passing by a given point per second  
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Ground State   Lowest energy level for electrons  
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Excited State   Electrons have absorbed energy  
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Electron Orbitals   Region of space around the nucleus of an atom within which there is a 90% probability of finding an electron  
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Principal Energy Level   The energy level denoted by n, each containing a different number of sublevels  
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Quantized   Only certain values are allowed in specific energy levels  
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Bohr Model of the Atom   Electrons orbit the nucleus at set distances  
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Wavelength Mechanical Model of the Atom   Electrons exist in atoms and determine the chemical and physical properties of elements  
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Electron Configuration   A way to display the location of all electrons in an element  
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Core Electrons   Electrons in the inner energy levels  
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Valence Electrons   Electrons in outer sublevel  
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Noble Gas Configuration   Shortcut for electron configuration  
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Ionization energy   The amount of energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom or ion  
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Atomic Size   Atoms get bigger as you go down a group, and smaller from left to right  
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Bond   The force that holds two or more atoms together and makes them function as a unit  
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Bond Energy   The energy required to break a chemical bond  
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Ionic Bonding   The attraction between oppositely charged ions  
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Ionic Compound   A compound that results when a metal reacts with a nonmetal to form cations and anions  
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Covalent Bonding   A type of bonding in which atoms share electrons equally  
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Polar Covalent Bond   A covalent bond in which the electrons are not shared equally because one atom attracts the shared electrons more than the other  
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Electronegativity   The tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons to itself  
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Dipole Moment   A property of a molecule in which the charge distribution can be represented by a center of positive charger and a center of negative charge  
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Lewis Structure   A representation of a molecule or polyatomic ion showing how valence electrons are arranged among the atoms in the molecule  
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Resonance   A condition occuring when more than one valid Lewis Structure can be written for a particular molecule  
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Bent or V-Shape Structure   Two bonds and two unshared pairs on central atom  
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Linear Structure   Two double bonds on central atom  
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Trigonal Planar Structure   One double bond and two single bonds on a central atom  
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Trigonal Pyramid Structure   Three single bonds and an unshared pair on a central atom  
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Tetrahedral Structure   Four single bonds on a central atom  
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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model   Model used to predict molecular geometry  
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Solution   Homogeneous mixture that doesn't settle  
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Alloy   Solid mixed with another solid  
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Aqueous Solution   Liquid solution in which water is the main component  
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Solvent   Component present in the largest amount  
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Solute   Component present in the lesser amount  
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Soaps and Detergents   Molecules with both polar and non-polar parts that can dissolve in both polar and non-polar solvents  
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Dilute   Relatively small amount of solute in mixture  
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Concentrated   Relatively large amount of solute  
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Unsaturated   Less than maximum amount of solute  
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Saturated   Maximum amount of solute is dissolved in solution  
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Supersaturated   More than maximum amount of solute is dissolved in solution  
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Solubility   Maximum number of grams of solute per 100 mL of water and a given temperature  
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Molarity   Concentration of solution (# of moles/volume  
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Standard Solution   A solution in which the concentration is accurately known  
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Dilution   The process of adding solvent to a solution to lower the concentration of solute (m1v1=m2v2)  
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Stock Solution   Beginning concentrated solution  
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Arrhenius Acid   Produces H+ in solution  
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Arrhenius Base   Produces OH+ in solution  
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Equivalent of an Acid   The amount of acid that can furnish one mole of hydrogen ions  
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Equivalent Weight   The mass of one equivalent of an acid or base  
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Normality   Number of equivalents per 1 L of solution  
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Colligative Property   Depends only on the number of solute particles present in the solution  
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Freezing Point Depression   Adding more solute to a solution will lower the freezing point of the solution  
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Boiling Point Elevation   Adding more solute to a solution will increase the boiling point of the solution  
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Bronsted-Lowery Acid   Proton Donor H+  
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Bronsted-Lowery Base   Proton Accepter  
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Hydronium Ion   H3O+ ion formed when an acid is added to water  
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Conjugate Acid   Substance formed when a proton is added to a base  
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Conjugate Base   Remaining substance when a proton is lost from an acid  
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Conjugate Acid-Base Pair   Two substances related to each other by the donating and accepting of a single proton  
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Oxyacid   An acid in which the acidic hydrogen is attached to an oxygen atom  
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Organic Acid   Acid with a carbon atom backbone  
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Amphoteric   A substance that can act as both an acid and a base (water)  
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pH   Scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution  
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Indicators   Chemicals that change color depending on the pH of a solution in which they are placed  
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Titration   A technique in which a solution of known concentration is used to determine the concentration of another solution  
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Standard Solution   A solution in which the concentration is known  
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Equivalence Point   The point in a titration when enough titrant has been added to react exactly with the substance in solution that is being titrated  
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Buffered Solution   A solution that resists a change in pH when either an acid or a base is added  
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