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12/03/2010

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critical temp.
Definition
liquid cannot exsit regardless of pressure->change to gas
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boiling point
Definition
liquid is at a temp. wherevapor pressure is equal to atmospheric presser the wieght of the atmosphere can no longer keep the liquid molecules together->boils
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solubility
Definition
ability of one substances to be dissolved into another because of inter molecules forces
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solute
Definition
substance that dissolves
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solvent
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substnace that dissolves solute dissolves
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chemical reaction
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chemical change resulting from a collision of atoms or molecues
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reactions
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original substances
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products
Definition
new substances after reactions
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chemical equations
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expression that uses chemical symbols to represebt the reaction
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exothermic reaction
Definition
chemical that releases heat energy->products + energy
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entropy
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amount of decay or disorder in a system
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second law of thermodynamics
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heat + natural processes in a system always tend torward less usable energy + greater disorder; in every physical + chemical reaction. some energy cannot be used again the system gradually in down
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