Chemistry Regents

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Important vocabulary to know for Chemistry Regents.
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The process in which you seperate a mixture of liquids by heating it up. Distillation
The lowest energy state possible for an electron Ground State
A force that exists between two different molecules. Examples are hydrogen bonding (which is strong), dipole-dipole forces (Which is kind of weak) Intermolecular Forces
The solid that gets dissolved into a solution Solute
The liquid that dissolves the solid in a solution Solvent
Anything that gives off H+ ions in water, have a pH less than 7 and are good at dissolving metals Acid
When the cations (positive ions) of two ionic compounds switch places Double Replacement Reaction
The time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay Half-Life
A bond formed when oppositely charged particles stick together Ionic Bond
The standard counting amount in Chemistry Mole
A property which can be determined without c hangin something chemically Physical Property
273 K (0 degrees celsius) and 101.3 kPa Standard Temperature and Pressure
A law in chemistry that states that if two gases under the same conditions of temperature, pressure, and volume, they got the same number of particles (Mostly applied to Ideal Gases) Avogadro's Law
Concentration A measurement of the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent
The mininmum amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction to take place Activation Energy
An ionic compound that dissociates in water to conduct electricity Electrolyte
The elements in group 17, VERY reactive (trying to reach 8 electrons badly) Halogens
The amount of energy required to pull an electron off a neutral, gaseous atom Ionization Energy
A compound held together by covalent bonds Molecular Compound
A covalent bond where elctrons are not shared evenly between the two atoms in the bond (because the electronegativity values of the two atoms aren't the same) Polar Covalent Bond
When a solid changes directly into a gas Sublimation
A negatively charged radioactive particle equivalent to an electron Beta Particle
When a vapor reforms into a liquid Condensation
A mixture of two metals Alloy
When a process absorbs energy from it's surrondings Endothermic
The kinectic energy of the particles in a system Heat
When an element has more than one possibility for the number of neutrons Isotope
The result of an acid with a base to form water and an ionic salt Neutralization
A covalent bond where the electrons are shared equally between the two atoms Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
Name for something contains more than one atom Polyatomic
When you make a bigger molecule from two or more smaller ones Synthesis
A compound containg two elements Binary compounds
A chemical bond formed when two atoms share two electrons Covalent bond
Group 1 on the periodic table Alkali metals
Group 2 on the periodic table Alkaline earth metals
A measurement of the energycontent of a system Enthalpy
A measurement of the randomness in a system Entropy
A mixture where the substances aren't equally distributed Heterogeneous mixture
A mixture that is very consistent because everything is mixed up really evenly Homogeneous mixture
A unit used to measure temperature Kelvin
When many small atoms combine to form a larger one Nuclear Fusion
Any reaction that involves a change in the nucleus of an atom Nuclear reaction
When the nucleus of an atom breaks into many, smaller parts Nuclear fission
When an atom has a nucleus unstable enough that it willl likely fall apart (decay) Radioactive
When the concentration of an acid or base is determined by neutralizing it Titration
A substance thats speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up by the reaction Catalyst
When a big molecule breaks apart to make two or more smaller ones Decomposition
A positively charged radioactive particle equivalent to a helium nucleus (2 protons, 2 neutrons) Alpha Particle
When the foward rate of a chemical reaction is the same as the reverse rate. Equilibrium
The tendency of the hydrogen atom stuck to a highly electronegative atom to become attracted to the lone pair electrons on another electronegative atom.An extremely strong intermolecular force Hydrogen Bond
A law that states the amount of stuff after a chemical reaction takes place is the same as the amount of stuff you started with. Law of conservation of mass
A comound that contains carbon (except carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and carbonates) Organic Compound
A reacttion that is accompanied ny electrons going off one substance (oxidation) and onto another (reduction) Redox reaction
The pressure of a substance that's present above it's liquid Vapor pressure
The electrode in which reduction occurs. Cathode
When particles move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration Diffusion
An organic molecule derived from an ammonia molecule where one or more of the hydrogen atoms has been has been replaced by organic groups Amine
When a process gives off energy to it's surrondings Exothermic
The H+ ion, made famous by acids Hydronium Ion
The OH- ion, made famous by bases Hydroxide ion
A law that states when you disturb an equilibrium (by adding more chemicals, by heating it up) it will eventually go back into equilibrium under a different set of conditions Le Chatelier's Principle
The charge on an atom when it's in a compound Oxidation Number
A reactionin which the products can turn back into the reactants Reversible reaction
A substance with a high vapor pressure (due to low intermolecular forces) Volatile
A law that states the volume of a gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the temperature. As you heat up a gas, the heat increases Charles's Law
When you add more solvent to a soution to make it less concentrated Dilution
Where electrons are lost by a substance Anode
A nuclear reaction where a big atom breaks up into smaller ones. Fission
A gas in which the particles are infinitely small, have a kinetic energy directly proportional to the temperature, travel in random straight lines, and don't attract or repel each other Ideal Gas
A measurement of matter in an object Mass
The pressure of one gas in a mixture Partial Pressure
An ionic compound Salt
Properties that can only be described by making a chemical change Chemical Properties
High energy radiation given off during a nuclear process Gamma Ray
When two substances don't dissolve in each other to any large degree Immiscible
A unit of concentration equal to moles of solute divided by liters of solution. Molarity
A law that states the properties of elements change with increasing Periodic Law
When one unbonded element replaces another element that's already bonded in a compound Single replacement
A compound that turns different colors at different pH values. Indicator
A measurement of how much of a solute can dissolve in a liquid Solubility
When something doesn't dissolve in solution to any large degree Insoluble

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