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chemestry words 26-50

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Angstrom   A unit of linear measure 1x10E-8cm, symbol (A with small circle on top)  
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Anhydrous   Without water of crystallization.  
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Anion   An ion attracted to the anode of an electrolyte cell; a negative ion.  
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Annealing   The process of heating a material to above a certain temperature and then slowly cooling it in order to decrease its hardness and brittleness.  
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Anti-Oxidant   A substance which retards oxidation.  
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Atom   The smallest particle of an element that can exist alone or in combination with other atoms of the same or of another element.  
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Atom, Excited   An atom which has absorbed a photon.  
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Atomic Mass   The mass of an atom relative to the carbon 12 scale.  
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Atomic Number   The number if protons in the nucleus of an atom.  
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Atomic Theory   A statement which includes information concerning the structure and properties of atoms, the kind of reactions they undergo, the kind of compounds they form and the properties of these compounds.  
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Avogadro Number   The number of carbon 12 atoms in exactly 12 grams of this nucleotide; 6.02x10E23  
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Barometer   An apparatus for measuring atmospheric pressure.  
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Base   (1) A substance which when added to water increases the hydroxide (OH-) ion concentration of the aqueous solution (2) A substance which acquires protons from another substance.  
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Beta Particle   An electron emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive element.  
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Binary   Pertaining to compounds made up of two elements.  
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Binary Compound   A compound consisting of only two elements.  
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Binding Energy   The energy released when a nucleus is formed from its component particles.  
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Bleaching   The operation by which color is partially or wholly removed from a colored material.  
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Boiling Point   The temperature at which the equilibrium vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the prevailing atmospheric pressure.  
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Bond Energy   The energy required to break a chemical bond.  
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Brass   An alloy of copper and zinc.  
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Bright-line Spectrum   A spectrum consisting of a series of bright lines having frequencies characteristic of the atom present.  
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Bronze   An alloy of copper and tin.  
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Brownian Movement   The haphazard motion of colloid-ally dispersed particle as a result of collisions with the molecules of the dispersing medium.  
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Buffer   A substance which, when added to a solution, causes a resistance to any change in pH.  
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