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General Chemistry - Straighterline ExamTerms
Correctness - ANSWER How closely a set of measurements resembles the real
number
An aqueous chemical reaction involving an acid and a base is known as an acid-
base reaction.
Alkali metals: ANSWER a class of elements comprising caesium, lithium, sodium,
potassium, and rubidium
Elements of alkaline earth - ANSWER a set of elements that includes radium,
barium, strontium, calcium, magnesium, and beryllium
An amorphous solid is one in which the molecules or atoms are not organized
predictably.
Amplitude - ANSWER The size of a wave
Anion - ANSWER An ion with a negative charge
Water-based solution - ANSWER a mixture where water serves as the solvent
Arrhenius definitions: bases produce hydroxide, while acids produce protons,
according to ANSWER.
Atomic masses: A ANSWER The mass of an atom based on the fact that the
atomic mass of carbon is precisely 12.00
, Atomic solid: ANSWER A solid composed of individual atoms
The answer to atomic spectroscopy radiation that atoms either emit or absorb
Atomic theory: A ANSWER The idea put forth by John Dalton that matter is made
up of atoms
Aufbauprinzip - ANSWER The method by which electrons are added to an atom's
consecutive orbitals
Avogadro's law: RESOLTION An experimental finding states that the number of
gaseous particles in two equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and
pressure is the same.
Boiling point elevation is a collative quality that refers to the addition of a solute to
raise a solvent's boiling point.
Boranes - ANSWER Covalent hydrogen and boron compounds
Boyle's Law is the experimental finding that, at a given temperature, a gas's
volume times its pressure equals a constant.
cation: ANSWER an ion that is positively charged
Globally utilized as a metric temperature unit system is Celsius.
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