Chemistry Terms (Reversed) Flashcards

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A corrosive chemical substance that the ability to neutralize alkali. Opposite of a base on a pH scale.

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Acid

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A microscopic building blocks of matter and the foundations of chemistry

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Atom

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Typically expressed in atomic mass units. Atomic is the mass of an atom which can be figured out by adding protons and neutrons to the mass number

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Atomic Number

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Substances that are opposite of acids on the pH scale

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Base

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The point where the liquid reaches a temperature that allows to transform into vapor

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Boiling Point

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The process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized

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Oxidization

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A process that transforms a molecule or ionic composition of a substance

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Chemical Reaction

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An arrangement of elemental symbols and subscripts that convey the structure of a compound

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Chemical Formula

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The conversion of vapor or a gas to a liquid

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Condensation

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10
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Any material that can submit sound, heat or electricity

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Conductor

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The sharing of electrons between two atoms

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Covalent Bond

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To breakdown or cause to breakdown into component element or simpler constituents

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Decompose

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13
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Subatomic particles that carry a negative charge

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Electron

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Atoms or molecules that are not neutral in their charge. They are positive or negatively charged.

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Ion

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A type of ionic cohesion that occurs when two oppositely charged atoms or molecules attract one another

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Ionic Bond

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16
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A substance that is neither solid nor gas

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Liquid

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A process by which atoms become unstable and emit radiation

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Radioactivity

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A substance that is created from a mixture of a base and an acid

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Salt

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A substance that is neither solid nor liquid

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Gas

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A liquid combination of a solute (a chemical that dissolves in a solution) and a solvent (a chemical that other substances dissolve into)

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Solution