Chap. 3 + 4 Vocab. Flashcards

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Cohesion

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Attraction between molecules of same substance

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Adhesion

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Attraction between molecules of different substances

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3
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Surface Tension

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Measure of difficulty to stretch or break surface of a liquid

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Polar Molecule

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Moleculw with uneven distribution of charges in different regions (One end is positive and the other is neg.)

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Thermal Energy

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Total kinetic energy contained within a substance (overall heat of an object, depends on quantity of substnace)

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Temperature

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Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles within a substance (does not depend on quantity of substance)

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Heat

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Transfer of thermal energy from one object to another due to a temperature difference

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Calorie (cal)

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Measures the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius

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Kilocalorie (kcal)

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1,000 calories

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Joule

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Measure of energy (1j=.239 cal)

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Specific Heat

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Heat required to raise the temperature of a substance

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Vaporization

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Molecules in a liquid stay together, when they move fast enough some depart and leave as gas

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Heat of Vaporization

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Quantity of heat a liquid must absorbs to convert into a gas

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Evaporation Cooling

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Cool air by using the evaporation of water

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Solvent

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Substance dissolving

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Solute

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Substance being dissolved

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Solution

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Result of solute dissolving in solvent

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Aqueous Solution

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Solution where water is solvent

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Hydration Shell

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Layer of water molecules surrounding an ion or molecule in aqueous solution

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Hydrophilic

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Affinity for water

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Hydrophobic

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No affinity for water

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Molecular Mass

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Sum of the atomic masses of all atoms in a molecule

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Mole

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Measurement representing a specific number of particles (6.022 x 10^23) of a substance; Quantity of particles

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Hydrogen Ion (H+)

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Single proton with one positive charge

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Hydroxide Ion (OH-)
Water molecule that lost a proton; 1 Oxygen with 1 Hydrogen
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Hydronium Ion
Water molecule with extra proton; 1 Oxygen with 3 Hydrogen
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Acid
Substance that increases hydrogen ion of a solution
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Base
Substance that reduces hydrogen ion of a solution
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Weak Acid
Releases donates small portions of hydrogen ions
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Strong Acid
Releases all hydrogen ions
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Strong Base
Releases all hydroxide ions
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Weak Base
Releases small portion of hydroxide ions
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pH
Measure of hydrogen ion
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Buffer
Resist change in pH by absorbing/releasing H+ ion; made of weak acid
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Organic Chemistry
Study of carbon compunds
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Isomer
Same number of atoms of same elements and diff. structures + properties
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Structural Isomer
Compounds with same molecular formula but diff. in covalent arrangements of their atoms
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Cis-Trans Isomer
Same molecular formula + covalent bonds but diff. spacial arrangement in atoms
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X
Atom bonded attached to a double-bonded carbon
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Enantiomers
Compounds that mirror images of each other due to asymmetrical carbon
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Asymmetrical Carbon
Carbon atom bonded to 4 different types of atoms
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Functional Group
Atoms in a molecule that have similar chemical properties in various compounds
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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
Molecule that stores + provides energy for cells in a living organism
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Mass
Amount of matter in an object
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Volume
How much space an object occupies
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Density
How tightly packed that matter is within a volume