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1
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What does acid Arrhenius mean?

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Produces h+ ion by disassociation in aqueous solution.

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What does acid Bronsted Lowry mean?

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Proton donor.

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3
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What does acidic oxide mean?

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Oxide that lowers the ph in water.

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4
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Activation energy.

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Minimum energy required for colliding particles fo react.

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5
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What is addition polymerisation?

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Monomers combining to form a large molecule.

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What’s it adsorption?

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The method of attachement of gaseous or liquid molecules to a solid surface.

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7
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Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

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Instrumental method used to analyse water for heavy metals.

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Atomic number

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Number of protons in nucleus

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9
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atomic orbital

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Region of space surrounding nucleus where electrons normally found.

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10
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Atomic radius

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Half the dust and between the centres of singly bonded atoms of the same element

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Atomic sub level

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A division of a main energy level consisting of one or more orbitals of the same energy

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12
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Auto ignition

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Premature ignition

Reduces power

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13
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Avogrados law

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Equal volume of gases contain equal numbers of molecules under same conditions of temperature and pressure

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14
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Base Arrhenius

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Produces OH- as only anion in aqueous solution

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15
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Base bronsted lowry

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Proton acceptor

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16
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Biochemical oxygen demand

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Amount of oxygen produced per ppm when a given sample is put in the dark at 20C for 5 days

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17
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Bond energy

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Average amount of energy to break 1 mole of bonds into separate atoms in gaseous state

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18
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Boyles law

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Pressure is inversely proportional to volume for definite mass of a gas at constant temp
PV=K

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19
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Catalyst

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A substance that alters the rate of the reaction but is not used ip

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20
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Catalytic cracking

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Splitting of long chain molecules

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21
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Catalytic poison

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Substance that blocks the active site of the catalyst and stops it from working

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22
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Charles law

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Volume varies directly with kelvin temperature at constant pressure

P/V =K

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23
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Chemical Equillibrium

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Rate of forward reaction is equal to rate of backwards reaction

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24
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Chromatography

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Separation of a mixture of components based on their relative attractions for a stationary phase while carried by a mobile phase

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Condensation reaction

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Production of a more complex molecule with formation of an unsaturated compound or double bond by the loss of a small molecule

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26
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Conjugate acid

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Produced by a gain of h+ ion

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27
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Conjugate pair

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Acid-base differing by h+ ion

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28
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Crystals

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Regular solids made up of particles with faces inserting at fixed angles or particles in a lattice

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29
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Dobereniers triads

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Elements of similar properties in groups of three

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30
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Dynamic

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Reaction has not stopped

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31
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Effective collision

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One that results in a reaction

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32
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Electrolysis

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Chemical reaction caused by electric current passing through an electrolyte

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33
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Electronegatovity

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Measure of relative attraction for a shared pair of electrons in a covalent bonf

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34
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Element

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Cannot be broken down into anything simpler

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35
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Energy level

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Shell in which electrons of equal energy occupy

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36
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Eutrophication

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Excess plant growth caused by excess nutrients in watwr

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37
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Excited state

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Higher energy level

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38
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Feedstock

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Modified and purified raw mayerials

39
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First ionisation energy

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Minimum energy required to remove the most loosely held electron from an isolated gaseous atom in its ground state

40
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Flocculation

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Clumping of suspended solids

41
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Gay lussacs law

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The volumes of reacting gases are in whole number ratios

42
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Greenhouse factor

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Effect compared w CO2

43
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Greenhouse effect

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Blocking the escape of radiation by the atmosphere

44
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Greenhouse gas

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Atmospheric gas that prevents the escape of heat

45
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Ground state

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Lowest energy level

46
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Half life

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Time taken for have the nucleus of a given sample to decay

47
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Hard water

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Water that doesn’t easily form a lather with soap

Forms a scum with soap

48
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Temporary hardness

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Removed by boiling

Caused by calcium hydrogen carbonate

49
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Hardness

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Not removed by boiling

Caused by magnesium chloride

50
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Heat of combustion

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Heat change when one mole of a substance is burned completely in excess oxygen

51
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Heat of formation

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Heat change when one mole of compound is formed from it elements in their standard states

52
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Heat of reaction

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Heat change when the number of moles of the reactants in the balanced equation react completely

53
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Heisenburgs uncertainty principle

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It is not possible to measure the exact position and velocity of electron at same tome

54
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Heterogeneous catalysis

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Reactants and catalyst at different phases

55
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Homogeneous catalysis

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Reactants and catalysts at same lhase

56
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Homologous series

A

Have same general formula
Same functional group
Each differ by CH2

57
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Hydrocarbon

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Made of hydrogen and carbon only

58
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Ideal gas

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A gas that obeys the gas laws at all values of temperature and pressure

59
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Immisicble liquids

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Do not mix or do not dissolve in eachother

60
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Isomers

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Same molecular formula different structural formula

61
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Isotopes

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Atoms of same element with different mass numbers due to different numbers of neutrons

62
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Intermolecular

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Forces between molecules

63
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Intra molecular

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Forces between atoms in a molecule

64
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Kw

A

[H+][OH-] or [H3O+][OH-]

65
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Le chatelier pronciple

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Reactions at equilibrium apposé applied stresses

66
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Limiting reacgant

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Substance that is totally consumed when the chemical reaction is complete

67
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Mole

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Contains. The avogrados number 6 x 10^23 particles.

Relative molecular mass in grams

68
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Mass number

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Number of neutrons and number of protons

69
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Nitrogen fixation

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Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to compounds that can be used by plants

70
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Octane number

A

Measure of a fuels tendency to resist knocking

71
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Orbital

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Region where electrons normally found

72
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Oxidation

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Loss of electrons

Increase in oxidation number

73
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Ph

A

-log 10 h3O+

74
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PI bond

A

side on overlap of p orbitals

75
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Primary standard

A 
A solution of known concentration
Pure
Stable
Very soluble
Higher molecular mass
76
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Primary sewage treatment

A

Removal of solids by screening and sedimentayikn

77
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Radioactivity

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Spontaneous breaking up of an unstable nucleus with the emission of one or more types of electrons

78
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Rate of chemical reaction

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Concentration per unit tome

79
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Reduction

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Gain of an electron

Loss in oxidation number

80
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Relative atomic mass

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Average mass of atoms of element relative to 1/12 of the mass of a carbon 12 atom

81
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Reversible

A

Can go in both directions

82
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Scrubbing

A

Removal of pollutants from industrial chimney gases

83
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Secondary treatment

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The removal of suspended solids by screening and sedimentation and then by
Biological oxidation of microorganisms

84
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Sigma bond

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Head on overlap of orbitals

85
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Standardised

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Concentration got by titration

86
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Sting acid

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Good proton donor

87
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Strong acid Arrhenius

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Dissociated fully in aqueous solution

88
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Structural isomer

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Same molecular formula but different structural formula

89
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Sub level

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Subdivision of a main energy level consisting of one or more orbitals of the same energy

90
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Tertiary treatment

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Removal of phosphates and nitrates

91
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Unsaturated

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Contains one or more double or triple carbon to carbon bond

92
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Volatile

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Easily vapourised

93
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Weak acid

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Poor proton donor

94
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Weak acid Arrhenius

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Does not dissociate filly in aqueous solution

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