1.1 What is Chemistry?

26.5. References http://www.ck12.org 26.5 References User:Benjah-bmm27/Wikimedia Commons; User:Yikrazuul/Wikimedia Commons. htt ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary CHAPTER (^27) Glossary Chapter Outline 27.1 A 27.2 B 27.3 C 27.4 D 27.5 E 27.6 F 27.7 G ...

27.1. A http://www.ck12.org 27.1 A absolute zero In 1848 Lord Kelvin observed what happened to the volume of a gas as its temper ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary allotrope Multiple physical forms where one element can exist. alloy A solid solution e ...

27.1. A http://www.ck12.org atomic number Is equal to the number of protons in its nucleus. atomic radius The distance from an a ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary 27.2 B balanced chemical equation The number of each specific atom that exists as a rea ...

27.2. B http://www.ck12.org Brønsted-Lowry acid Donates a proton. Brønsted-Lowry base Accepts a proton. ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary 27.3 C calibration A method of setting or correcting a measuring device by matching it ...

27.3. C http://www.ck12.org cholesterol Contains a four-ring system with a hydrocarbon side chain. chromatography The separation ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary crystal lattice A geometric arrangement of points in space at which the atoms, molecule ...

27.4. D http://www.ck12.org 27.4 D Dalton’s law of partial pressures States that the total pressure of the mixture is the sum of ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary dispersed phase A substance in the colloidal stage. dispersion force Attractive forces ...

27.5. E http://www.ck12.org 27.5 E effective nuclear charge When an electron is in a multi-electron atom, it produces this net p ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary enthalpy A thermodynamic function of a system, equivalent to the sum of the internal en ...

27.6. F http://www.ck12.org 27.6 F Fahrenheit scale The most commonly used scale in the United States, defines the normal freezi ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary functional group In a compound, a group of atoms that define the behavior of the compou ...

27.7. G http://www.ck12.org 27.7 G galvanic cell Otherwise known as a voltaic cell. gamma emission The release of energy. Gay-Lu ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary 27.8 H half-reaction Contains only half the entire redox process. One half-reaction ill ...

27.8. H http://www.ck12.org hydrocarbon Contains only carbon and hydrogen. hydrogen bond A “special case” dipole-dipole interact ...

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 27. Glossary 27.9 I ideal gas law PV=nRT. ideal gas Gases that conform to the basic principles of ki ...