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the fundamental model of particle behavior in the gas phase
Kinetic Molecular Theory
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a law stating that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure exerted if the temperature and number of moles of a gas are constant
Boyle's Law
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a gas in which the particles do not interact and the volume of the individual gas particles is assumed to be negligible
ideal gas
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a law stating that for an ideal gas the product of pressure and volume is proportional to the product of the number of moles of the gas and its temperature; the proportionality constant for an ideal gas is symbolized by R
ideal gas law
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the force per unit area
pressure
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a law stating that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of the gas, assuming that the pressure and number of moles of gas are constant
Charles's Law
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an equation that describes the behavior of far gas when volume, pressure, and temperature may change simultaneously
combined gas law
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a law that states that the volume is directly proportional the the number of moles of gas particles, assuming that the pressure and temperature are constant
Avogadro's Law
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a solid with no organized, regular structure
amorphous solid
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a device for measuring pressure
barometer
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the conversion of a gas to a liquid
condensation
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a collection of atoms held together by covalent bonding
covalent solid
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a solid having a regular repeating atomic structure
crystalline solid
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also called the law of partial pressures; states that the total pressure exerted by a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases
Dalton's Law
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attractive forces between polar molecules
dipole-dipole interactions
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the conversion of a liquid to a gas below the boiling point of the liquid
evaporation
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the attractive fore between a hydrogen atom covalently bonded to a small, highly electronegative atom and another atom containing an unshared pair of electrons
hydrogen bonding
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a solid composed of positive and negative ions in a regular three-dimensional crystalline arrangement
ionic solid
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weak attractive forces between molecules that result from short-lived dipoles that occur because of the continuous movement of electrons in the molecules
London forces
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the volume occupied by 1 mole of a substance
molar volume
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the pressure exerted by one component of a gas mixture
partial pressure
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a process whereby some molecules in the solid state convert directly to the gaseous state
sublimation
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a measure of the strength of the attractive forces at the surface of a liquid
surface tension
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a measure of the resistance to flow of a substance at constant temperature
viscosity
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any solution in which the solvent is water
aqueous solution
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a property of a solution that is dependent only on the concentration of solute particles
colligative property
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a heterogeneous mixture of solute particles in a solvent; distribution of solute particles is not uniform because of the size of the particles
colloidal suspension
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a measure of the quantity of a substance contained in a specified volume of solution
concentration
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region where concentration decreases over distance
concentration gradient
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the removal of waste material via transport across a membrane
dialysis
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net movement of solute or solvent molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
diffusion
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a material that dissolves in water to produce a solution that conducts an electrical current
electrolyte
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the number of grams of an ion corresponding to Avogadro's number of electrical charges
equivalent
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a law stating that the number of moles of a gas dissolved in a liquid at a given temperature is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas
Henry's Law
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the more concentrated solution of 2
hypertonic solution
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the more dilute solution of 2
hypotonic solution
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same solute concentration of 2 solutions
isotonic solution
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a substance that, when dissolved in water, produces a solution that does not conduct an electrical current
nonelectrolyte
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net flow of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane in response to a concentration gradient
osmosis
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the net force with which water enters a solution through a semipermeable membrane
osmotic pressure
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a component of a solution that is present in lesser quantity than the solvent
solute
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a homogenous mixture of 2 or more substances
solution
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the solution component that is present in the largest quantity
solvent
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the arrangement of atoms at the top of the potential energy barrier as a reaction proceeds
activated complex
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the threshold energy that must be overcome to produce a chemical reaction
activation energy
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the measurement of heat energy changes during a chemical reaction
calorimetry
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the state that exists when the rate of change in the concentration of products and reactants is equal, resulting in no net concentration change
dynamic equilibrium
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a chemical or physical change in which energy is absorbed
endothermic reaction
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term that represents heat energy
enthalpy
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the measure of the statistical distribution of energy in a system
entropy
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a chemical or physical change that releases energy
exothermic reaction
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the combined contribution of entropy and enthalpy for a chemical reaction
free energy
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the amount of energy derived from a given mass of material
free volume
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the energy transferred between a system and its surrounding due to a temperature difference between system and surroundings
heat
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the study of rates of chemical reactions
kinetics
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a law stating that when a system at equilibrium is disturbed, the equilibrium shifts in the direction that minimizes the disturbance
LeChatlier's Principle
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equivalent to 1 kilocalorie
nutritional Calorie
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the proportionality constant relates the rate of a reaction and the concentration of reactants
rate constant
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expresses the rate of a reaction in terms of reactant concentration and a rate constant
rate law
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a reaction that will proceed in either direction, reactants to products or products to reactants
reversible reaction
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the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g or a substance of 1 degree Celsius
specific heat
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the branch of science that deals with the relationship between energies of systems, work, and heat
thermodynamics
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