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Heat
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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/18/2014

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Enthalpy
Definition
heat content of a system under constant pressure
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Heat Capacity
Definition
the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of an object
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Specific Heat
Definition
the amount of heat I requires to take to raise the temperature of 1 grams of the substance by 1 degree Celsius
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Activation Energy
Definition
is the minimum amount of energy required for colliding particles to react
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Catalyst
Definition
speeds up a reaction, but is not used up in that reaction.
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Joule
Definition
SI unit of energy
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Calorie
Definition
the quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of pure water by 1 degree Celsius
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Endothermic
Definition
the process that absorbs heat from its surroundings
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Exothermic
Definition
the process that releases heat into its surroundings
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Aerosol
Definition
liquids or solids dispensed as a gas
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Foams
Definition
gases dispersed as liquids or solids
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Emulsion
Definition
liquid dispersed in other liquids or solids
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Heat
Definition
energy transferred from matter with a high temperature to matter with low temperature
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Colloid
Definition
is a heterogeneous mixture whose particles range in size from one nano meter to 1000 nano meters
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Suspension
Definition
is a mixture from which particles settle out upon standing. Particle sizes are greater than 1000 nano meters. A suspension differs from a solution because in a suspension particles are much larger and will not stay suspended indefinitely
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