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Unit 0: Introduction to Chemistry

Chemistry
The science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter; the study of matter and energy and its interactions
Dependent variable
The observed variable in an experiment or study whose changes are determined by the presence or degree of one or more independent variables
Independent variable
A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable
Inorganic chemistry
The branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds; compounds not containing C-H bonds
Natural law
A summary of observations, many times mathematical.
Organic chemistry
The chemistry of carbon-containing compounds
Qualitative
data collected by the senses, including color, odor, texture, shape.
Quantitative
numerical data collected by an instrument or tool.
Scientific method
The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis
Theory
a broad generalization containing a set of well tested explanations.

Measurement

Accuracy
an accurate measurement is how close the result comes to the true value; precision. (username:pinaybluejay)
Captive zeros
zeros that are "caught" between two digits - do count as significant figures (example: 101.205 has six significant figures) (edited by: Jasmine Ruffin Heiny05)
Celsius
Formerly known as centigrade; a scale used to measure temperature where 0 degrees is the freezing point and 100 degrees is the boiling point.

14.Conversion factor- A numerical factor used to multiply or divide a quantity when converting from one system of units to another. (Done By: Jazzie Hieny05)

15.Dimensional analysis- A technique that involves the study of dimensions of physical quantities, used primarily as a tool for obtaining information about physical systems too complicated for full mathematical solutions to be feasible. (Done By:Jazzie Hieny 05)


16.Equivalence statement- a specification statement which causes two or more items (variables or arrays) to be associated with each other

17.Exact numbers-are numbers that are exact by definition,or numbers that come in integers and are not likely to be available in amounts smaller than integers.

18.Factor-label method

19.Kelvin- is a unit increment of temperature and is one of the seven SI base units. (done by: Jazzie Hieny05)

20.Length- The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end.(Done By: Jazzie Hieny05)

21.Liter-a unit of volume(done by: Jazzie Hieny 05)

22.Mass- how much matter there is in an object.(Done By:Jazzie Heiny05)

23.Metric system- the systenm of measurement (Done By: Jazzie Heiny05)

24.Milliliter: a unit of measurement (pg.A51) (Done By: Elvia Aldaco;Heiny06)

25.Precision:the degree of agreement amoung several measurementsof the same quantity;the reproducibilityof a measurement (pg.A52) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

26.Scientific notation:a convieninet method for representing a very large or very small number and for indicating the number of significant figures (pg.A49)(Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

27.SI units:International system of units based on the metric system and on units derived from the metric system (pg.A53)(Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

28.Significant figures¨: the certain digits and the first uncertain digit of measurement(pg.A53)(Done By: Elvia;Hieny06)

29.Temperature:measure of the random motions of the components of a substance(pg.A53)(Done By: Elvia;Heiny06)

30.Trailing zeros: a sequence of 0s in the decimal representation (or more generally, in any positional representation) of a number, after which no other digits follow.(Done By: Jazzie Heiny 05)


31.Uncertainty:the charcteristic reflecting the fact that any measurement involves estimates and cannot be exactly reproduced (pg.A 53) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

32.Units- a fundamental quantity of measurement (Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)


33.Volume-The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space

Matter

34.Alloy-a substance that contains a mixture of elements and has metallic properties.

35.Atom-the fundamental unit of which elements are composed.

36.Chemical change-the change of substances into other substances through a reorganization of the atoms; a chemical reaction.

37.Chemical properties-the ability of a substance to change to a different substance.

38.Chromatography-Any of various techniques for the separation of complex mixtures that rely on the differential affinities of substances for a gas or liquid mobile medium and for a stationary adsorbing medium through which they pass, such as paper, gelatin, or magnesia.

39.Compound-a substance with constant composition that can be broken down into elements by chemical processes.

40.Density-a property of matter representing the mass per unit volume.

41.Distillation-a method for separating the components of a liquid mixture that depends on differences in the ease of vaporization of the components.

42.Elements-a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical or physical means. It consists of atoms all having the same atomic number.

43.Extensive properties-A non inherent property of a system, such as volume or internal energy, that changes with the quantity of material in the system; the quantitative value equals the sum of the values of the property for the individual constituents

44.Filtration-a method for separating the components of a mixture containing a solid and a liquid.

45.Intensive properties-properties independent of the quantity or shape of the substance under consideration; for example, temperature, pressure, or composition.

46.Gas-one of the three states of matter; has neither fixed shape nor fixed volume.

47.Heterogeneous mixture-a mixture that has different properties in different regions of the mixture.

48.Homogeneous mixture-a mixture that is the same throughout; a solution.

49.Law of conservation of energy-energy can be converted from one form to another but can be neither created nor destroyed.

50.Law of definite composition-the law that a given chemical compound always contains the same elements in the same fixed proportion by weight. Also known as law of definite proportions

51.Liquid-one of the three states of matter; has a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container.

52.Matter-the material of the universe.

53.Mixture-a material of variable composition that contains two or more substances.

54.Molecule-a bonded collection of two or more atoms of the same element or different elements.

55.Physical change-a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

56.Physical properties-a characteristic of a substance that can change without the substance becoming a different substance.

57.Pure substances-a substance with constant composition.

58.Reaction-a change or transformation in which a substance decomposes, combines with other substances, or interchanges constituents with other substances

59.Solid-one of the three states of matter; has a fixed shape and volume.

60.Solution-a homogeneous mixture.

61.States of matter-the three different forms in which matter can exist: solid, liquid, and gas.

okay so im partially done with these, just give me a little more time... <.< --KuroiNeko 14:44, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 1

The periodic table displays the elements in increasing atomic number and shows how periodicity of the physical and chemical properties of the elements relates to atomic structure.

1.Absorption spectra-shows the fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the material over a range of frequencies( Done By: Jazzie; Heiny 05)

2.Actinide- encompasses the 15 chemical elements that lie between actinium and lawrencium included on the periodic table, with atomic numbers 89 - 103.(Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

3.Allotropes- the property of some chemical elements to be able to take two or more different forms, where the atoms are arranged differently by chemical bonds.(Done By:; Heiny05)

4.Alkali metals: Group 1 metal (pg.A47) (Done By: Elvia;Heiny06)

5.Alkaline earth metals- A Group 2 metal (A 47) (Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

6.Angular momentum- vector quantity equal to the mass of the particle multiplied by the cross product of the position vector of the particle with its velocity vector (done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

7.Atomic mass: the weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally occuring element (pg.A47) (Done By: Elvia;Heiny 06)

8.Atomic number: the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom;each element has a unique atomic number (pg.A47) (Done by Elvia; Heiny 06)

9.Atomic theory:is a theory of the nature of matter, which states that matter is composed of discrete units called atoms, as opposed to the obsolete notion that matter could be divided into any arbitrarily small quantity.(Done By:Kimberly Bonilla; Heiny 04)

10.Atoms: the fundamental unit of which elements are composed (pg.A47) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

11.Aufbau principle (buildup principle): a principle stating that as protons are added one by one to the nucleus to build up the elements, electrons are similarily to hydrogen-like orbitals (pg. A47) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

12.Bohr model- depicts the atom as a small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons that travel in circular orbits around the nucleus (Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

13.Bright-line spectra- An emission spectrum made up of bright lines on a dark background.( Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

14.Cathode rays- the "rays" emanating from the negative electrode (cathode) in a partially evacuated tube; a stream of electrons (A 48) (Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

15.Chalcogens- the name for the periodic table group 16 (Done By: Jazzie; Heiny05)

16.Chemical properties: the ability of a substance to change to a different substance (pg. A48) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

17.Diameter- any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. (Done By: Jazzie;Heiny05)

18.Discrete energy levels- When an electron in a high energy state jumps down to a lower one, the atom emits a photon of light which corresponds to the exact energy difference of those two levels (conservation of energy). (Done By: Jazzie;Heiny05)

19.Electromagnetic radiation: radiant energy that exhibits wave-like behavior and travels through space at the speed of light in a vaccum (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

20.Electromagnetic spectrum

21.Electromagnetic waves

22.Electronegativity

23.Electrons: a negatively charged particle that occupies the space around the nucleus of an atom (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

24.Element: a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical or physical means. It consists of atoms all having the same atomic number (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

25.Emission

26.Energy: the capacity to do work or to cause the flow of heat (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

27.Energy levels

28.Excited state

29.Family

30.Frequency: the number of waves (cycles) per second that pass a given point in space (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

31.Ground state: the lowest possible energy state of an atom or molecule (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

32.Group: a verticle column of elements haveing the same valence electron configuration and similar chemical properties (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny06)

33.Halogens: a Group 7 element (pg.A50) (Done by : Elvia; Heiny 06)

34.Heisenberg uncertainty principle

35.Hund’s rule

36.Ionization energy

37.Ion: an atomorgoup of atoms that has a net pesotive or negative charge. (pg. A50) (Done by: Shannon; Heiny06)

38.Isotopes: atoms of the same element (the same number of protrons) that have different numbers of neutrons. They have identical atomic numbers but different mass numbers. (Done by: Shannon:Heiny06)

39.Lanthanide

40.Main groups

41.Mass: The quantity of matter in an object.(done by: Shannon; Heiny06)

42.Metals: an element that gives up electrons reletively easily and is typically lustrous, malleable, and a good contuctor of heat and electricity(Done by: Shannon; Heiny06)

43.Model:a assumptions put forth to explain the observed behavior of matter. The models of chemistry usually involve assumptions about the behavior of individual atoms or molecules.(Done by:Shahnon;Heiny06)

44.Molecules: a bonded collection of two or more atoms of the same element or different elements. (Done by: Shannon; Heiny06)

45.Neutrons:a particle in the atomic neucleus with a mss approxamately equal to tthat of a protron but with no charge.(Done by: Shannon;Heiny06)

46.Nonmetals: An element that does not exhibitmetallic characteristics. Chemically, a typical nonmetal accepts an elecron from a metal.(Done by:Shannon; Heiny06)

47.Nucleus (plural, nuclei): The small, dense center of posotive charge in an atom(Done by:Shannon;Heiny06)

48.Orbital:a representation of the space occupied by an electronin an atom; he probability distribution for the electron.(Done by:Shannon;Heiny06)

49.Periodic table:a chart showing all the element arranged in columns in such a way that all the elements in a given column exhibit similar chemical properties.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

50.Period:

51.Periodicity:The repetition of similar properties in chemical elements, as indicated by their positioning in the periodic table. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

52.Photoelectric effect:the phenomenon in which the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, as light, of sufficiently high frequency by a surface, usually metallic, induces the emission of electrons from the surface. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

53.Photons: a "particle" of electromagnetic radiation. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

54.Physical:of or pertaining to that which is material: the physical universe; the physical sciences. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

55.Principal quantum number:the nonnegative, integral quantum number that defines the stationary orbits in the Bohr model of the atom.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

56.Probabilistic nature

57.Protons:a "particle" of electromagnetic radiation. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

58.Quantum:a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory (done by:Arver;heiny04)

59.Quantum electron configuration

60.Quantum mechanical model

61.Quantum mechanics

62.Quantum theory

63.Radioactive

64.Radius

65.Reactivity- the relative capacity of an atom, molecule, or radical to undergo a chemical reaction with another atom, molecule, or compound. (DN BY:Steph5592; Heiny 02)

66.Representative elements

67.S p d and f subshells

68.Semimetals- An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable as other metals like Uranium. (DN BY:Steph559 ;Heiny02)

69.Spectral lines

70.Spectrum

71.Subshells

72.Transactinide

73.Transition metals

74.Transuranium

75.Trillion

76.Valence electrons

77.Valence shell

78.Wave properties

79.Wavelength

definitions coming soon ppl. b patient --KuroiNeko 15:08, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 2

Biological, chemical, and physical properties of matter result from the ability of atoms to form bonds from electrostatic forces between electrons and protons and between atoms and molecules.

1.Anions

2.Atoms

3.Biological

4.Boiling / melting point

5.Cations

6.Chemical

7.Chemical bonds

8.Chemical formulas

9.Chemical reaction

10.Covalent bond

11.Double bond

12.Electron clouds

13.Electron configurations

14.Electronegativity

15.Electrostatic attraction

16.Electrostatics

17.Hydrogen bonds

18.Inert gases

19.Intermolecular forces

20.Ionic bond

21.Ionization

22.Ions

23.Kinetic energy

24.Lattice energy: a three dimensional system of points designating the positions of the canters of the components of a solid (pg.A50) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

25.Lewis dot structures (electron dot notation): a diagram of a molecule showing how the valence electrons are arranged amoung the atoms in the molecules (pg.A50) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

26.London Dispersion forces: the relatively weak forces, which exsist amoung noble gas atoms and nonpolar molecules, that involve an accidental dipole that induces a momentary dipole in a neighbor (pg.A51) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

27.Matter: the material of the universe(pg.A51) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

28.Melting

29.Metallic bond

30.Model valence electron:

31.Molecules: a bonded collection of two or more atoms of the same element or different elements (pg.A51) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

32.Noble gas element: group 8 element (pg.A51) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

33.Nonpolar molecule

34.Physical properties: a characteristic of a substance that can change without the subtance becoming a different substance (pg. A52) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

35.Polar covalent: a covalent bond in which the electrons are not shared equally because one atom attracts them more strongly than the other. (pg.A 52) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

36.Random

37.Repel

38.Single bond

39.Symmetrical

40.Temperature: measure of the random motions (average kinetic energy) of the components of a substance (pg.A53) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

41.Tetrahedral

42.The octet rule

43.Triple bond: a bond in which two atoms share three pairs of electrons (pg.A53) (Doen by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

44.Valence electrons: the electrons in the outermost occupied principal quantum level of an atom. (pg.A53) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

45.Van der Waals forces

46.Volatility

the definitions are comming people, patience is a virtue *rawr*

--KuroiNeko 15:27, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 3

The conservation of atoms in chemical reactions leads to the principle of conservation of matter and the ability to calculate the mass of products and reactants.

1.Atomic mass

2.Avogadro’s number

3.Balanced equations

4.Chemical equations

5.Chemical formula

6.Chemical reaction

7.Coefficients

8.Denominator

9.Dimensional analysis

10.Equation

11.Exponents

12.Grams

13.Isolation of variables

14.Isotopes

15.Mass-to-mole

16.Metric conversions

17.Molar mass (formula units)

18.Mole (mol)

19.Molecular mass

20.Molecular weight

21.Mole-to-mass

22.Oxidation

23.Oxidation number

24.Oxidation-reduction reactions

25.Percent yield

26.Principle of conservation of matter

27.Products

28.Reactants

29.Reduction

30.Rules of significant digits

31.Scientific notation

32.Stoichiometry

33.Stoichiometric calculations

34.Subscripts

35.Theoretical yield

36.Units

37.Volume

Nomenclature

38.Anions

39.Binary nonmetal-nonmetal

40.Cations

41.Inorganic nomenclature

42.oxyanions

43.Polyatomic

THEY'RE COMMING PEOPLE!!! STOP BUGGING ABOUT IT! OMG!!!!!...lol jk

--KuroiNeko 15:43, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 4

The kinetic molecular theory describes the motion of atoms and molecules and explains the properties of gases.

1.Absolute temperature scale

2.Absolute zero:is the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder, and no heat energy remains in a substance.(Kimberly Bonilla)(Heiny)(p.4)

3.Atmospheric pressure

4.Barometer

5.Boyle’s law: describes the relationship between the product pressure and volume within a closed system as constant when temperature and moles remain at a fixed measure; both entities remain inversely proportional.(Kimberly Bonilla)(heiny)(p.4)

6.Celsius

7.Charles’s law

8.Collisions

9.Combined gas law

10.Dalton’s law of partial pressures

11.Density of water

12.Diffusion

13.Directly proportional

14.Effusion

15.Fluids

16.Gas laws

17.Graham’s law

18.Gravity

19.Heat

20.Homogeneous

21.Ideal gases

22.Intermolecular forces

23.Inversely proportional relationships

24.Kelvin

25.Kinetic energy:is the extra energy which it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its current velocity.(Kimberly Bonilla)(Heiny)(p.4)

26.Kinetic Molecular Theory

27.Mixtures

28.Monatomic gas

29.Pressure

30.Pure

31.Random motion

32.Rate of diffusion

33.Standard atmosphere (atm)

34.Standard temperature & Pressure (STP | Standard conditions)

35.The ideal gas law

36.Universal gas constant

37.Volume

38.Water pressure

"Quick! Call Definition Man at once!!" cried a student from Mr. H's class, "Don't worry, he's already on the way." Said Mr. H

lol im so wierd XD

--KuroiNeko 15:50, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 5

Acids, bases, and salts are three classes of compounds that form ions in water solutions.

1.Acidity:the quality or state of being acid. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

2.Acids:Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

3.Aqueous acid-base reactions

4.Arrhenius: state that acid produce hydrogen ions and base prodice hydroside ions.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

5.Autoionization of water

6.Bases:Mathematics. a set of linearly independent elements of a given vector space having the property that every element of the space can be written as a linear combination of the elements of the set. (Done by arver;heiny04)

7.Basicity:The ability of an acid to react based on the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms it contains. .(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

8.Bronsted-Lowry: state that a acid is proton donor and the base is the proton acceptor.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

9.Buffers:A substance that minimizes change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to the solution.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

10.Charge:to change the net amount of positive or negative electric charge of (a particle, body, or system). (Done by arver;heiny;period04)

11.Compounds:A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

12.Concentration:(in a solution) a measure of the amount of dissolved substance contained per unit of volume.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

13.Conjugates:Relating to an acid and a base that are related by the difference of a proton. (Done by arver;heiny;period04)

14.Dissociate

15.Electrognegativity

16.Equlibria

17.Formula

18.Hydronium ion

19.Hydroxides

20.Ion:an atom or a group of atoms that has a net positive or negative charge. (Done by arver;heiny;period04)

21.Lewis acid-base definitions:

22.linear v. logarithmic

23.Litmus paper

24.pH

25.pH scale:a log scale based on 10 and equal to -log(H+); a convenient way to represent solution acidity.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

26.pOH

27.polar covalent bonding

28.Properties of acids: tates sour, react with certain metals to produce hydrogens gas, cause certain organic dyes to change color, react with limestone to produce carbon dioxide, and react with bases to form salts and water.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

29.Salts

30.Solutions:a homogeneous mixture(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

31.Strong acids: an acid that completely dissociates(ionizes) to produce H ion and the conjugate base.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

32.Universal indicators

33.Weak acids: an acid that disoociates only to a slight extent in aqueous solution.(Done by arver;heiny;period04)

yes, the definitons are comming, so shut up and wait like everyone else ^^

--KuroiNeko 16:01, 3 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 6

Solutions are homogeneous mixtures of two or more substances.

1.Affinity

2.Aqueous solutions

3.Chromatography

4.Colligative properties

5.Compounds

6.Concentration

7.Covalent bonding

8.Dilute

9.Dilution

10.Directly proportional

11.Dissolution

12.Dissolving

13.Distillation

14.Equilibrium

15.Freezing point

16.Grams per liter

17.Homogeneous mixtures

18.Hydration

19.Hydrophilic

20.Hydrophobic

21.Immiscible

22.Mass percent

23.Miscible

24.Molality (m)

25.Molarity (M)

26.Mole fraction

27.Normality (N)

28.Parts per million

29.Percent composition

30.Polar water molecules

31.Pressure

32.Purification

33.Saturated

34.Shapes of molecules

35.Solubility

36.Solute

37.Solution

38.Solvent

39.Substrate

40.Surface area

41.Supersaturated

42.Temperature

43.Unsaturated

RAWRZ!! --KuroiNeko 10:50, 5 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 7

Energy is exchanged or transformed in all chemical reactions and physical changes of matter.

1.Chemical & physical change

2.Condenses

3.Endothermic

4.Enthalpy

5.Entropy

6.Evaporates

7.Exothermic

8.Free energy

9.Freezes

10.Gibbs free energy

11.Heat

12.Heat entropy

13.Hess’s law

14.internal energy

15.Joule/gram-degree

16.Kinetic energy

17.latent heat

18.Latent heat of vaporization

19.melts

20.Nonspontaneous reaction

21.Products. a substance resulting from a chemical reaction. It is shown to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation (pg.A52) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

22.Qualitative knowledge

23.Reactants. a starting substance in a chemical reaction; it appears to the left of the arrow in a chemical equation (pg.A52) (Done by: Elvia; Heiny 06)

24.Specific heat: another name for specific heat capacity (pg.A53) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

25.Spontaneous: developing without apparent external influence (Done: Elvia;Heiny06)

26.Spontaneous reaction

27.Standard atmospheric pressure

28.Standard enthalpy of formation

29.Superheated: the process of heating a liquid to a temperature above its boiling point without its boiling. (pg.A53) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

30.Temperature: measure of random motions of the components of a substance (Pg.A53) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

31.Transition states

Get off my back and read a book for crying out loud!!!! >.>--KuroiNeko 10:52, 5 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 8

Chemical reaction rates depend on factors that influence the frequency of collision of reactant molecules.

1.Activation barrier

2.Activation energy: the threshold energy that must be overcome to produce a chemical reaction (pg.A47) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

3.Catalyst: a substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed (pg.A48) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

4.Collision theory

5.Conservation of matter

6.Enzymes: a large molecule, usually a protien, that catalyzes biological reactions (pg.A49) (Done: Elvia;Heiny06)

7.Frequency

8.Kinetic energy: (1/2 mv squared) energy due to the motion of an object; dependent on the mass of the object and the square of its velocity (pg.A50) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

9.Quantitative measure

10.Reaction rate:

11.Reciprocal: the opposite of a number or fraction (Done: Elvia;Heiny06)

12.Stoichiometry

o.0 well that was short <.< --KuroiNeko 10:54, 5 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 9

Chemical equilibrium is a dynamic process at the molecular level and pressure.

1.Aqueous solutions: a solution in which water is disolving medium or solvent (pg.A47) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny 06)

2.Balance chemical equations

3.Chemical equilibrium: a dynamic reaction system in which the concentrations of all reactants and products remian constant as a function of time (pg.A48) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

4.Dynamic state

5.Equilibrium constants: the value obtained when equilibrium concentrations of the chemical species are substituted into the equilibrium expression. (pg.A49) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

6.LeChatelier’s principle: if a change is imposed on a system at equilibrium, the position of the eqilibrium will shift ina direction that tends to reduce the effect of that change. (pg.A50) (Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

7.Precipitation: the quantity of water deposited (Done by:Elvia;Heiny 06)

8.Thermodynamics: a study of energy and its interactions (pg.A53)(Done by: Elvia;Heiny06)

omg, it didn't even hit the double digits!! o.o --KuroiNeko 10:54, 5 May 2008 (PDT)

Standard 10

Standard 11

Further Reading

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