Chemistry Glossary
From NY Science Standards Wiki
This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials such as standards and released test questions.
A
- absorption (of electromagnetic radiation)
- absorption (of energy)
- acid
- acid-base reaction
- algebraic expression
- alizarine yellow
- alpha decay
- aluminosilicate glass
- aluminum
- aluminum oxide
- ammonium ion
- ammonium sulfate
- anode
- Arrhenius acid-base reaction
- atomic scale
- atomic structure
- attraction
- attractive force
B
- balancing
- base
- beta decay
- binding energy
- boiling point
- boiling point elevation
- bond
- bond energy
- bond formation
- Boyle’s Law
- bromcresol purple
- bromphenol blue
- Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reaction
- bulk scale
C
- carbon
- carbon dioxide
- carbon tetrafluoride
- catalyst
- charge
- chemical change
- chemical energy
- chemical equation
- chemical property
- chemical reaction
- chemical reaction system
- chlorine
- chlorophyll
- closed system
- colligative property
- collision theory
- combined gas law
- combustion reaction
- computational model
- concentration
- conductivity
- conductor
- conservation of charge
- conservation of energy
- conservation of mass
- contact force
- conversion factor
- cobalt oxide
D
E
- electric charge
- electric field
- electrical energy
- electrically conductive material
- electromagnetic energy
- electromagnetic radiation
- electron
- electron state
- electron transfer
- element
- elemental sulfur
- energy
- energy change
- energy conservation
- energy conversion
- energy flow
- energy transfer
- energy transformation
- endothermic reaction
- equilibrium
- exothermic reaction
F
G
H
I
- ideal gas
- indicator
- indium tin oxide
- insulator
- intermolecular forces
- ion
- ionization
- ionization energy
J
K
L
- Le Chatelier’s Principle
- light energy
- liquid
- liquid-liquid solution
- lithium
- lithium cobalt oxide
- long-chained molecule
M
- macroscopic level
- macroscopic scale
- magnetic field
- main-group element
- mass
- mathematical expression
- mathematical representation
- matter
- matter flow
- melting point
- metal
- methyl red
- methane
- mixing
- molecule
- mole
- molten potassium salt
- molecular level
- molarity
N
- nature of reactants
- net ionic equation
- network solid
- neutron
- neutralization
- neutralization capability
- nitrate ion
- nitrogen
- non-ideal gas behavior
- nuclear energy
- nuclear process
- nucleus
- number of collisions per unit time
O
- opposite polarity
- overall reaction
- oxide
- oxidation
- oxidation half-reaction
- oxidation-reduction reaction
- oxygen
- outermost electron state
- outermost energy level
P
- particulate-level structure
- particle
- particle collision
- particle orientation
- parts per million (ppm)
- percent by mass
- periodic table
- pH
- photoelectric effect
- photon
- phenomenon
- photosynthesis
- physical change
- polarity
- positron decay
- Potential energy
- potassium
- potassium ion
- power
- precision
- pressure
- product
- proportional relationship
- proton
- properties
Q
R
- radiation
- radioactive decay
- rate of reaction
- reactant
- reaction
- reaction with oxygen
- reactivity
- release of energy
- relative property
- repulsive force
- real gas
- reverse reaction
S
- scale of energy
- silicon
- sodium
- sodium ion
- solution
- stable molecule
- standard temperature and pressure (STP)
- stored energy
- structure and function
- subatomic particle
- sulfur hexafluoride
- sulfate ion
- surface area
- surface tension
- system
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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