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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/10/2014

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Isomers
Definition
Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structual formula
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decomposition
Definition
a chemical breaking down without reacting with anything
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repeating unit
Definition
part of a polymer with only one monomer
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initiator
Definition
starts the reaction but once it has started no more is used up
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meniscus
Definition
curved upper surface of water
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in excess
Definition
enough of that reactant so that all of the other reactants will be used up
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catalyst
Definition
speeds up a chemical reaction without changing itself
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enthalpy change
Definition
change in stored chemical energy during a reaction
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pysical reaction
Definition
a change of state where no new substance is made
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unpaired electrons
Definition
one electron in an electron cloud
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compound
Definition
tow or more electrons chemically combined
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Ion
Definition
an atom with a charge
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atomic number
Definition
number of protons in the nucleus
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isotopes
Definition
an atom with the same atomic number but with a different atomic mass
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relative formula mass
Definition
average mass of an atom of an element
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molecule
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a group of atoms joined by a covalent bond
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covalent bond
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a shared pair of electrons
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diatomic molecule
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contains two molecules
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molecular formula
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number of atoms of each element
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mole
Definition
relative formula mass in grams
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immiscrible
Definition
liquids which cannot connect with each other
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emulsion
Definition
a mixture of two liquids which form droplets inside each other
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viscous
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hard to pour
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immscrible
Definition
liquids which can mix with each other
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electron cloud
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volume of space outside the nucleus where electrons are found
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empirical formula
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a formula in its simplest ratio
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straight chain
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alkanes
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branched chain
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alkenes
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chemical reaction
Definition
a change where a new substance is made
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