Chapter 2 Flashcards
The process in which a substance is taken inside another
Absorption
The process where cations are replaced on glassware
Acid wash
The process in which a substance sticks to a surface
Adsorption
Filter paper that leaves little residue when burned
Ashless filter paper
The upward force exerted on an object in a liquid or gaseous fluid
Buoyancy
A precisely manufactured glass tube with graduations enabling you to measure the volume of liquid delivered through the stopcock (valve) at the bottom
Buret
The process of measuring the actual quantity that corresponds to an indicated quantity on the scale of an instrument
Calibration
A drying agent
Desiccant
A closed chamber containing a drying agent
Desiccator
A liquid that passes through the filter
Filtrate
A set of principles intended to change our behavior to help sustain a habitable planet
Green chemistry
A reagent which rapidly absorbs moisture from the air
Hygroscopic
Heating at high temperature over a burner or in a furnace
Ignition
The surface of most liquids forms a concave surface
Meniscus
A liquid from which a substance precipitates or crystallizes
Mother liquor
The error that occurs when your eye is not at the same height as the liquid
Parallax
Delivers volumes of liquid
Pipet
A suspension of solid in liquid
Slurry
The mass of an empty vessel used to receive a substance to be weighed; setting the balance reading to 0 when an empty vessel or weighing paper is placed on the pan
Tare
A piece of glassware that is calibrated to contain a particular volume of solution at 20 degrees Celsius when the bottom of the meniscus is adjusted to the center of the mark on the neck of the flask
Volumetric flask
