Difference between revisions of "Chemistry Glossary"

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== A ==
 
== A ==
 
* absorption
 
* absorption
* absorption of energy
 
 
* absorption of energy
 
* absorption of energy
* acid
 
 
* acid
 
* acid
 
* acid-base reaction
 
* acid-base reaction
* add reactant
 
* algebraic expression
 
 
* algebraic expression
 
* algebraic expression
 
* alizarine yellow
 
* alizarine yellow
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* aluminum
 
* aluminum
 
* aluminum oxide
 
* aluminum oxide
* ammonium fertilizer
 
 
* ammonium ion
 
* ammonium ion
 
* ammonium sulfate
 
* ammonium sulfate
* analyze data
 
 
* anode
 
* anode
* approximation
 
 
* Arrhenius acid-base reaction
 
* Arrhenius acid-base reaction
 
* assumption
 
* assumption
* atomic scale
 
* atomic scale
 
 
* atomic scale
 
* atomic scale
 
* atomic structure
 
* atomic structure
* atmosphere
 
* attraction
 
 
* attraction
 
* attraction
 
* attractive force
 
* attractive force
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* balance
 
* balance
 
* base
 
* base
* base
 
* behavior
 
* behavior
 
 
* beta decay
 
* beta decay
* bias
 
 
* binding energy
 
* binding energy
 
* boiling point
 
* boiling point
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* bromcresol purple
 
* bromcresol purple
 
* bromphenol blue
 
* bromphenol blue
* bulk scale
 
 
* bulk scale
 
* bulk scale
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== C ==
 
== C ==
* calculate
 
 
* catalyst
 
* catalyst
* cause and effect
 
* cause and effect
 
* change
 
* change
 
* change in conditions
 
 
* charge
 
* charge
* chemical behavior
 
* chemical change
 
 
* chemical change
 
* chemical change
 
* chemical energy
 
* chemical energy
 
* chemical equation
 
* chemical equation
 
* chemical property
 
* chemical property
* chemical property
 
* chemical reaction
 
* chemical reaction
 
 
* chemical reaction
 
* chemical reaction
* chemical reaction system
 
 
* chemical system
 
* chemical system
 
* chlorine
 
* chlorine
 
* chlorophyll
 
* chlorophyll
* claim
 
* claim
 
* claim
 
* closed system
 
 
* closed system
 
* closed system
 
* colligative property
 
* colligative property
 
* collision theory
 
* collision theory
* combined gas law
 
 
* combined gas law
 
* combined gas law
 
* combustion
 
* combustion
 
* combustion reaction
 
* combustion reaction
* communicate
 
* component
 
* composition
 
 
* computational model
 
* computational model
 
* concentration
 
* concentration
* concentration
 
* concentration of reactants
 
* conductivity
 
 
* conductivity
 
* conductivity
 
* conductor
 
* conductor
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* conservation of charge
 
* conservation of charge
 
* conservation of energy
 
* conservation of energy
* conservation of mass
 
* conservation of mass
 
* conservation of mass
 
 
* conservation of mass
 
* conservation of mass
 
* contact force
 
* contact force
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* carbon
 
* carbon
 
* carbon dioxide
 
* carbon dioxide
* carbon emissions
 
* carbon matrix
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== D ==
 
== D ==
 
* degree of saturation
 
* degree of saturation
* designed material
 
* design
 
* diagram
 
* diagram
 
 
* dipole-dipole
 
* dipole-dipole
* discharge
 
* durable material
 
 
* dynamic equilibrium
 
* dynamic equilibrium
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== E ==
 
== E ==
 
* electric charge
 
* electric charge
* electric charge
 
* electric charge
 
* electric field
 
 
* electric field
 
* electric field
 
* electrical energy
 
* electrical energy
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* electromagnetic energy
 
* electromagnetic energy
 
* electromagnetic radiation
 
* electromagnetic radiation
* electromagnetic radiation
 
* electron
 
 
* electron
 
* electron
 
* electron state
 
* electron state
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* elemental sulfur
 
* elemental sulfur
 
* energy
 
* energy
* energy
 
* energy
 
* energy
 
* energy change
 
* energy change
 
 
* energy change
 
* energy change
 
* energy conservation
 
* energy conservation
 
* energy conversion
 
* energy conversion
 
* energy flow
 
* energy flow
* energy flow
 
* energy flow
 
* energy required
 
* energy transfer
 
 
* energy transfer
 
* energy transfer
 
* energy transformation
 
* energy transformation
 
* endothermic reaction
 
* endothermic reaction
 
* equilibrium
 
* equilibrium
* evaluate
 
* evidence
 
* evidence
 
* evidence
 
 
* exothermic reaction
 
* exothermic reaction
* explanation
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== F ==
 
== F ==
 
* field energy
 
* field energy
 
* fission
 
* fission
* flexible material
 
 
* force
 
* force
* formation
 
 
* freezing point depression
 
* freezing point depression
* frequency
 
 
* frequency
 
* frequency
 
* fusion
 
* fusion
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* gas
 
* gas
 
* gas-liquid solution
 
* gas-liquid solution
* global warming potential
 
 
* gravitational energy
 
* gravitational energy
 
* greenhouse gas
 
* greenhouse gas
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== H ==
 
== H ==
* half-reaction
 
 
* half-reaction
 
* half-reaction
 
* heat
 
* heat
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== I ==
 
== I ==
 
* ideal gas
 
* ideal gas
* indicator
 
 
* indicator
 
* indicator
 
* indium tin oxide
 
* indium tin oxide
* input
 
 
* insulator
 
* insulator
* interaction
 
* interaction
 
* intermolecular force
 
 
* intermolecular forces
 
* intermolecular forces
 
* ion
 
* ion
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<br>
 
<br>
 
== L ==
 
== L ==
* landfill
 
* leak
 
 
* Le Chatelier’s Principle
 
* Le Chatelier’s Principle
 
* light energy
 
* light energy
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* lithium
 
* lithium
 
* lithium cobalt oxide
 
* lithium cobalt oxide
* lithium ion battery
 
* living cell
 
 
* long-chained molecule
 
* long-chained molecule
* low pressure
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== M ==
 
== M ==
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* magnetic energy
 
* magnetic energy
 
* magnetic field
 
* magnetic field
* main-group element
 
 
* main-group element
 
* main-group element
 
* mass
 
* mass
 
* mathematical expression
 
* mathematical expression
 
* mathematical representation
 
* mathematical representation
* mathematical representation
 
* matter
 
* matter
 
 
* matter
 
* matter
* matter flow
 
 
* matter flow
 
* matter flow
 
* melting point
 
* melting point
* metal
 
 
* metal
 
* metal
 
* methyl red
 
* methyl red
 
* methane
 
* methane
 
* mixing
 
* mixing
* model
 
* model
 
* model
 
* model
 
* model prediction
 
 
* molecule
 
* molecule
 
* mole
 
* mole
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* net ionic equation
 
* net ionic equation
 
* network solid
 
* network solid
* neutron
 
 
* neutron
 
* neutron
 
* neutralization
 
* neutralization
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* nuclear energy
 
* nuclear energy
 
* nuclear process
 
* nuclear process
* nucleus
 
 
* nucleus
 
* nucleus
 
* number of collisions per unit time
 
* number of collisions per unit time
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== O ==
 
== O ==
* optimization
 
* optimize
 
 
* opposite polarity
 
* opposite polarity
 
* overall reaction
 
* overall reaction
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* particle orientation
 
* particle orientation
 
* parts per million (ppm)
 
* parts per million (ppm)
* pattern
 
* pattern
 
* pattern
 
 
* percent by mass
 
* percent by mass
 
* periodic table
 
* periodic table
* periodic table
 
* pharmaceutical
 
* pH
 
 
* pH
 
* pH
 
* photon
 
* photon
* photon
 
* photosynthesis
 
 
* photosynthesis
 
* photosynthesis
* photosynthesizing organism
 
 
* physical change
 
* physical change
* pipeline
 
* plant
 
 
* polarity
 
* polarity
 
* positron decay
 
* positron decay
 
* Potential energy
 
* Potential energy
* potential energy
 
 
* potassium ion
 
* potassium ion
 
* power
 
* power
 
* precision
 
* precision
* precision
 
* prediction
 
 
* pressure
 
* pressure
* pressure
 
* product
 
 
* product
 
* product
 
* proportional relationship
 
* proportional relationship
 
* proton
 
* proton
* proton
 
* property
 
 
* property
 
* property
 
<br>
 
<br>
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* quantitative
 
* quantitative
 
* qualitative
 
* qualitative
* qualitative description
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== R ==
 
== R ==
 
* radiation
 
* radiation
* Radiation
 
* radiative forcing
 
 
* radioactive decay
 
* radioactive decay
* raw material
 
 
* rate of change
 
* rate of change
 
* rate of reaction
 
* rate of reaction
* rate of reaction
 
* reactant
 
* reactant
 
 
* reactant
 
* reactant
 
* reaction
 
* reaction
 
* reaction with oxygen
 
* reaction with oxygen
 
* reactivity
 
* reactivity
* recycling
 
* refine
 
* release of energy
 
 
* release of energy
 
* release of energy
 
* relative property
 
* relative property
* reliability
 
* reliability
 
* remove product
 
* repulsion
 
 
* repulsion
 
* repulsion
 
* repulsive force
 
* repulsive force
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== S ==
 
== S ==
 
* scale of energy
 
* scale of energy
* scientific information
 
* scientific principle
 
 
* silicon
 
* silicon
* simple reaction
 
 
* sodium
 
* sodium
 
* sodium ion
 
* sodium ion
* soil
 
* soil acidification
 
 
* solution
 
* solution
* specific receptor
 
 
* stable molecule
 
* stable molecule
 
* standard temperature and pressure (STP)
 
* standard temperature and pressure (STP)
 
* stored chemical energy
 
* stored chemical energy
 
* stored energy
 
* stored energy
* structure
 
 
* structure and function
 
* structure and function
 
* subatomic particle
 
* subatomic particle
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* surface area
 
* surface area
 
* surface tension
 
* surface tension
* system
 
* system
 
 
* system
 
* system
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== T ==
 
== T ==
* temperature
 
 
* temperature
 
* temperature
* thermal energy
 
 
* thermal energy
 
* thermal energy
 
* titration
 
* titration
* tool
 
 
* total bond energy
 
* total bond energy
* touch screen
 
* tradeoff
 
* transformation
 
* transformation
 
 
* transformation
 
* transformation
 
* trend
 
* trend
* two objects
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
== U ==
 
== U ==
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<br>
 
<br>
 
== V ==
 
== V ==
* variable
 
* variable
 
 
* vapor pressure
 
* vapor pressure
* validity
 
 
* visible spectrum
 
* visible spectrum
 
* volume
 
* volume

Revision as of 21:31, 25 May 2025

This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials, such as standards and released test questions.

A

  • absorption
  • 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
  • assumption
  • atomic scale
  • atomic structure
  • attraction
  • attractive force


B

  • balance
  • base
  • beta decay
  • binding energy
  • boiling point
  • boiling point elevation
  • bond
  • bond formation
  • Boyle’s Law
  • bromcresol purple
  • bromphenol blue
  • bulk scale


C

  • catalyst
  • charge
  • chemical change
  • chemical energy
  • chemical equation
  • chemical property
  • chemical reaction
  • chemical system
  • chlorine
  • chlorophyll
  • closed system
  • colligative property
  • collision theory
  • combined gas law
  • combustion
  • combustion reaction
  • computational model
  • concentration
  • conductivity
  • conductor
  • conservation of atoms
  • conservation of charge
  • conservation of energy
  • conservation of mass
  • contact force
  • conversion factor
  • cobalt oxide
  • colligative property
  • carbon
  • carbon dioxide


D

  • degree of saturation
  • dipole-dipole
  • dynamic equilibrium


E

  • electric charge
  • electric field
  • electrical energy
  • electrical forces
  • 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

  • field energy
  • fission
  • force
  • freezing point depression
  • frequency
  • fusion


G

  • gamma decay
  • gamma rays
  • gas
  • gas-liquid solution
  • gravitational energy
  • greenhouse gas


H

  • half-reaction
  • heat
  • Heat energy
  • high temperature
  • hydrogen
  • hydrogen ion
  • hydronium ion


I

  • ideal gas
  • indicator
  • indium tin oxide
  • insulator
  • intermolecular forces
  • ion
  • ionization
  • ionization energy
  • iron


K

  • kinetic energy


L

  • Le Chatelier’s Principle
  • light energy
  • liquid
  • liquid-liquid solution
  • lithium
  • lithium cobalt oxide
  • long-chained molecule


M

  • macroscopic level
  • macroscopic scale
  • magnetic energy
  • 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

  • natural process
  • nature of reactants
  • net ionic equation
  • network solid
  • neutron
  • neutralization
  • 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
  • photon
  • photosynthesis
  • physical change
  • polarity
  • positron decay
  • Potential energy
  • potassium ion
  • power
  • precision
  • pressure
  • product
  • proportional relationship
  • proton
  • property


Q

  • quantitative
  • qualitative


R

  • radiation
  • radioactive decay
  • rate of change
  • rate of reaction
  • reactant
  • reaction
  • reaction with oxygen
  • reactivity
  • release of energy
  • relative property
  • repulsion
  • repulsive force
  • real gas
  • reverse reaction


S

  • scale of energy
  • silicon
  • sodium
  • sodium ion
  • solution
  • stable molecule
  • standard temperature and pressure (STP)
  • stored chemical energy
  • stored energy
  • structure and function
  • subatomic particle
  • sugar
  • sulfate ion
  • surface area
  • surface tension
  • system


T

  • temperature
  • thermal energy
  • titration
  • total bond energy
  • transformation
  • trend


U

  • ultraviolet radiation
  • unstable nucleus


V

  • vapor pressure
  • visible spectrum
  • volume


W

  • water
  • wavelength
  • work


X

  • X-rays


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