SAT Subject Test Chemistry,10 edition

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An  ionic   species with    a   positive    charge.

Celsius (°C)


Celsius (°C)
A temperature scale defined by having 0°C equal to the freezing point of water and 100°C equal
to the boiling point of water; also the units of that scale. Otherwise known as the centigrade
temperature scale. 0°C = 273.15K.


Charles’s law


Charles’s law
The law stating that the volume of a gaseous sample at constant pressure is directly
proportional to its absolute (Kelvin) temperature.


Chemical bond


Chemical bond
The interaction between two atoms resulting from the overlap of electron orbitals, holding the
two atoms together at a specific average distance from each other.


Chemical properties


Chemical    properties
Those properties of a substance describing its reactivity.

Closed system


Closed  system
A system that can exchange energy but not matter with its surroundings.

Colligative properties

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