Chemistry (Rare) Flashcards

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Absolute Zero

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Theoretical temperature, the coldest possible

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Acid

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Something that reacts with a base, with a pH of less than 7

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Activation energy

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Energy that must be overcome for a chemical reaction to occur.

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Aeration

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Process in which air is mixed with liquid

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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

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Atom

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Smallest form of a chemical element, made of protons, neutrons, and electrons

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Atomic Number

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Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Barometer

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Device used to measure atmospheric pressure

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Base

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Something that reacts with an acid, with a pH of more than 7

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Biochemistry

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Study of chemical processes in life forms

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Boiling

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Phase of a liquid rapidly vaporizing

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Bond

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Attraction between atoms that allows chemicals to form

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Catalyst

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Substance that changes the rate of reaction

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Centrifuge

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Device that uses rotation to separate substances

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Chemical reaction

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Process that changes one chemical substance to another

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Colloid

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Mixed substance that are evenly dispersed

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Combustion

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Burning with fuel, heat, oxygen

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Compound

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Pure substance with at least two chemical elements

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Condensation

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Change from a gas to a liquid

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Conductor

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Material that allows electricity to flow

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Deposition

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Settling of particles in a solution

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Electrolyte

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Electrically Conductive substances

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Electron

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Elementary particle with no charge

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Entropy
Even distribution of a system
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Freezing
Phase transition of a liquid to a solid
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Frequency
Number of events per unit of time
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Gas
State of matter in which particles have no definite volume
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Geochemistry
Chemistry of the Earth's composition
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Indicator
Compound added to a solution that changes color depending on acidity
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Inorganic Compound
Non biological, or lacking carbon and hydrogen
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Insulator
Material that resists the flow of electricity
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Ion
Atom that has gained or lost an electron
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Ionization
Process of converting an atom into an ion
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Kinetics
Study of the rates of chemical processes
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Lattice
Arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal
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Liquid
State of matter that has a fixed volume but not shape
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Melting
Phase change from a solid to a liquid
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Mole
Measurement that contains 6.02x10^23 units
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Molecule
Neutral group of atoms held together by bonds
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Neutron
Neutral part of an atoms nucleus
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Nucleus
Center of an atom, made of protons and electrons
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Organic Chemistry
Chemistry of carbon based componds
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pH
Measure of acidity of a solution
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Plasma
State of matter similar to a gas, in which some particles are ionized
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Precipitate
Formation of a solid in a solution
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Proton
Positive part of an atoms nucleus
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Quark
Elementary particle of matter
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Reagent
Substance that is added to a system to get a reaction
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Sol
Suspension of solids in a liquid
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Solid
State of matter in which molecules resist movement
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Solute
The part of the solution that is put into the solvent
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Solvent
The part of the solution that dissolves the solute
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Sublimation
Phase transition from a solid to a gas
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Triple Point
Temperature and pressure at which three states of matter exist simultaneously
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Valence Electron
Outermost electrons of an atom
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Vaporization
Phase change from a liquid to a gas
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Viscosity
Measure of resistance of fluid, or thickness
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Yield
Amount of a product made in a chemical reaction