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Polyatomic Ions, Vocab for ch. 1-11, 20

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Accuracy   The closeness of a measurement to the true value of the quantity that is being measured  
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Anion   An ion with a negative net charge  
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Cation   An ion with a positive net charge  
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Chemical Formula   An expression showing the chemical composition of a compound in terms f the symbols for the atoms of the elements involved  
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Chemical Properties   Any property of a substance that cannot be without converting the substance into some other substance  
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Chemistry   The science that studies the properties of substances and how substances react with one another  
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Compounds   Substances composed of two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions  
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Empirical Formula   An expression using chemical symbols to show the types of elements in a substance and the simplest ratios of the different kinds of atoms  
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Energy   The capacity to do work or produce change  
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Extensive Property   A property that depends on how much matter is being considered  
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Hypothesis   A tentative explaination for a set of observations  
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Intensive Property   A property that does not depend on how much matter is being considered  
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Law   A concise verbal or mathematical statement of a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions  
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Law of Conservation of Energy   The total quantity of energy in the universe is constant  
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Law of Conservation of Mass   Matter can be neither created nor destroyed  
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Limiting Reagent   The reactant used up first in a reaction  
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Matter   Anything that occupies space and possesses mass  
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Mole   The amount of substance that contains as many entities (atoms, molecules, or other particles) as there are exactly atoms in exactly 12 grams of the carbon-12 isotope  
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Molecular Formula   An expression showing the exact number of atoms of each element in a molecule  
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Molecule   An aggregate of at least two atoms helt together by special forces  
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I -   Iodide  
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Fl -   Fluoride  
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Br -   Bromide  
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MoO4 2-   Molybdate  
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MnO4 -   Permangante  
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WO4 -   Tungstate  
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Se 2-   Selenide  
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ClO4 -   Perchlorate  
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ClO3 -   Chlorate  
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ClO2 -   Chlorite  
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ClO -   Hypochlorite  
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Cl -   Chloride  
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CrO4 2-   Chromate  
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Cr2O7 2-   Dichrimate  
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CO3 2-   Carbonate  
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HCO3 -   Bicarbonate  
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C2H3O2 -   Acetate  
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C2O4 2-   Oxalate  
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CN -   Cyanide  
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SCN -   Thiocynate  
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O2 2-   Peroxide  
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O 2-   Oxide  
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OH -   Hydroxide  
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H -   Hydride  
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NO2 -   Nitrite  
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NO3 -   Nitrate  
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N 3-   Nitride  
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NH2 -   Amide  
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PO4 3-   Phosphate  
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HPO4 2-   Hydrogen Phosphate  
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H2PO4 -   Dihydrogen Phosphate  
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HSO3 -   Bisulfite  
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SO4 2-   Sulfate  
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SO3 2-   Sulfite  
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S2O3 2-   Thiosulfate  
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S4O6 2-   Tetrathionate  
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S 2-   Sulfide  
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HSO4 -   Bisulfate  
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Area of High Electron Density   Area of an atom or ion at which either a lone pair, single, double, or triple bond is located.  
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Atomic Mass   The mass of an atom in atomic mass units.  
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Atomic Number (Z)   The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Atomic Radius   One-half the distance between the nuclei in two adjacent atoms of the same element in a metal. For elements that exist as diatomic units (e.g. oxygen), the atomic radius is one-half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms in a particular molecule.  
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Aufbau Principle   As protons are added one by one to the nucleus to build up the elements, electrons similarly are added to the atomic orbitals.  
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Coordinate Covalent Bond   A bond in which the pair of electrons is supplied by one of the two bonded atoms.  
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Covalent Bond   A bond in which two electrons are shared by two atoms.  
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Covalent Compounds   Compounds containing only covalent bonds.  
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Dipole-dipole Forces   Forces that act between polar molecules.  
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Dipole Moment   The product of charge and distance between the charges in a molecule.  
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Electron Affinity   The negative of the energy change that takes place when an electron is accepted by an atom (or an ion) in the gaseous state.  
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Electronegativity   The ability of an atom to attract electrons toward itself in a chemical bond.  
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Formal Charge   The electrical charge difference between the number of valence electrons in an isolated atom and the number of electrons assigned to that atom in a Lewis structure.  
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Hund's Rule   The most stable arrangement of electrons in atomic subshells is the one with the greatest number of parallel spins.  
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Hybrid Orbitals   Atomic orbitals obtained when two or more nonequivalent orbitals of the same atom combine before covalent bond formation.  
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Aldehydes   Compounds with a carbonyl functional group and the general formula RCH0,in which R is an H atom, an alkyl, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group.  
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Alcohol   An organic compound containing the hydroxyl group (- OH)  
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Alkanes   Hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, in which n=1, 2...  
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Alkenes   Hydrocarbons containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. They hace the general formula CnH2n, in which n=2, 3,...  
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Alkynes   Hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon-carbon triple bands. They have the general formula CnH2n-2, in whcih n=2, 3,...  
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Amines   Organic bases that have the functional group (-NR2), in which R may be H, an alkyl group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group.  
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Aromatic hydrocarbon   A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings.  
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Bronsted base   A substance capable of accepting a proton in a reaction.  
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Carboxylic acids   Acids that contain the carboxyl group (-COOH).  
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Chelating agent   A substance that forms complex ions with metal ions in solution.  
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Chiral   Compounds or ions that are not superimposable with their mirror images.  
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Combination reaction   A reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a single product.  
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Concentration of a solution   The amount of solute present in a given quantity of solution.  
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Coordination number   In coordination compounds, it is defined as the number of donor atoms surrounding the central metal atom in a complex.  
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Decomposition reaction   The breakdown of a compound into two or more components.  
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Displacement reaction   A reaction in which an atom or an ion in a compound is replaced by an atom of another element.  
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Donor atom   The atom of a ligand that is bonded directly to the metal atom.  
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Electrolyte   A substance that, when dissolved in water, results in a solution that can conduct electricity.  
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End point   Occurs in a titration when the indicator changes color.  
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Enantiomers   Compounds and their nonsuperimposable mirror images.  
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Equivalenve point   The point at which an acid is completely reacted with or neutralized by a base.  
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Esters   Compounds that have the ceneral formula RCOOR', in which R can be H or an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon and R' is an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon.  
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Ether   An organic compound containint the R-O-R' linkage, in which R and R' are alkyl and/or aromatic hydrocarbons.  
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Geometric isomers   Compounds with the same type and number of atoms and the same chemical bonds but different spatial arrangements; such isomers cannot be interconverted without breaking a chemical bond.  
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Hydrocarbons   Compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen.  
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Ionic equation   An equation that shows dissolved ionic compounds in terms of their free ions.  
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Ketones   Compounds with a carbonyl functional group and the general formula RR'CO, in which R and R' are alkyl and/or aromati c hydrocarbon groups.  
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Lewis acid   A substance that can accept a pair of electrons.  
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Lewis base   A substance that can donate a pair of electrons.  
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Ligand   A molecule or an ion that is bonded to the metal ion in a complex ion.  
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Metathesis reaction   A reaction that involves the exchange or parts between compounds.  
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Molarity   The number of moles of solute in one liter of solution.  
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Molecular equations   Equations in which the formulas of the compounds are written as though all species existed as molecules or whole units.  
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Net ionic equation   An equation that includes only the ionic species that actually take part in the reaction.  
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Spectator ions   Ions that are not involved in the overall reaction.  
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Nonelectrolytes   A substance that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution that is not electrically conducting.  
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Oxidation number   The number of charges an atom would have in a molecule if electrons were transferred completely in the direction indicated by the difference in electronegativity.  
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pH   The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration in a aqueous solution.  
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Polymer   A molecular compound distinguished by a high molar mass and made up of many repeating units.  
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Racemic mixture   An equimolar mixture of two enantioners.  
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Redox reaction   A reaction in which there is either a transfer of electrons or a change in the oxidation numbers of the substances taking part in the reaction.  
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Resonance   The use of two or more Lewis structures to represent a particular molecule.  
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Saturated hydrocarbon   Hydrocarbons that contain only single covalent bonds.  
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Solute   The substance present in the smaller amount in a solution.  
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Solvent   The substance present in larger amount in a solution.  
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Structural isomers   Molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structures.  
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Titration   The gradual addition of a solution of accurately known concentration to another solution of unknown concentration until the chemical reaction between the two solutions is complete.  
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Unsaturated hydrocarbons   A solution that contains less solute than it has the capacity to dissolve.  
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Heat   The thermal energy that can be transferred from an object at one temperature to an object at another temperature.  
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Energy   The capacity to do work or cause change.  
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Internal energy   The sum pf potential and kinetic energy of a system; the internal energy of a chemical system depends on 1) the number of particles, 2) the type of particles, and 3) the temperature.  
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Kinetic energy   Energy due to the motion of an object.  
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Potential energy   Energy stored in an object because of the relative positions or orientations of its components.  
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Endothermic   Any reaction or process that results in an addition of heat to the system; indicated by +q.  
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Exothermic   Any reaction or process that results in a loss of heat from the system; indicated by -q.  
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Thermodynamics   the science of heat (energy) transfer.  
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Thermal equilibrium   The system and the surroundings are equal in temperature; heat transfer occurs until thermal equilibrium is established.  
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System   The object under study; generally the reactants.  
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Surroundings   Everything outside the system.  
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Law of Conservation of Energy   Energy is conserved. q surroundings = -q system  
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Heat capacity (C)   The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a given quantity of substance by one degree Celcius.  
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Specific heat capacity   calculated as [heat lost of gained by substance, J] / [mass, g] x [T change, K]  
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First law of thermodynamics   The change in energy is equal to the heat transferred plus the work done by the system.  
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Melting   The phase change from a solid to a liquid.  
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Freezing   The phase change from a liquid to a solid.  
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Deposition   The process in which vapor molecules are converted directly to the solid phase.  
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Sublimation   The process in which molecules go directly from the solid phase into the vapor phase.  
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Evaporation   The phase change from a liquid to a gas.  
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Condensation   The phase change from a gas to a liquid.  
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State function   The properties of a system that depend only on the state of the system.  
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Standard state temperature   298.15 K  
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Standard state pressure   1.0000 atm  
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Standard states matter   Any solid is a pure solid; any liquid is a pure liquid; and gas is at 1.00 atm of pressure.  
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Enthalpy   A thermodynamic quantity used to describe heat changes taking place at constant pressure.  
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Hess's law   When reactants are converted to products, the change in enthalpy is the same whether the reaction takes place in one step or in a series of steps.  
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Thermochemical equation   An equation that shows both the mass and enthalpy relations.  
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Enthalpy of formation   The enthalpy for the reaction in which one mole of a substance is formed from its constituent elements.  
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