Definitions
Chemistry
Laws/Constants
The Periodic Table/Elements
Famous Chemists
Chemistry Potpourri
100

The name for the part of the solution that is the dissolved substance.

Solute

100

The funny sounding name for the number that describes the number of particles in a mole (6.02 x 10 to the 23rd power)

Avogadro’s number 

100

The symbol for this shiny precious metal that is commonly used in jewelry and comes in different carat ratings (10, 14, 18, 24)

Au (Gold)

100

This Swedish chemist‘s most famous invention was dynamite, but he is best known for the prestigious international award named after him, that is given annually to people from many fields of study.

Nobel (Alfred)

100

Given enough information, one can use this to calculate masses, moles, and percents within a chemical equation. (Also one of Mr. S’s favorite words to say)

Stoichiometry

200

The “special” name for the electrons that exist farthest from an atom’s nucleus.

Valence electrons

200

The name of the law that relates pressure and volume to a constant number.

Boyle’s law

200

The ionization energy (the amount of energy needed to take an electron away from an atom) increases as you move both of these directions across the periodic table.

From bottom to top and from left to right.

200

This English scientist from the 19th century, who was a firm believer in God as the Creator, worked primarily in the study of heat and had a unit of energy named after him in his honor.

Joule (James)

200
The textbook’s reason for not fully explaining difficult concepts to Jacob’s satisfaction.

It is beyond the scope of this text (course).

300

The force per unit area exerted on an object.

Pressure

300

The standard unit of frequency (1 per second) is named this after a German physicist.

Hertz (Hz)

300

The only letter not represented on the periodic table.

(May NOT look at the periodic table)

J

300

The Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and whose model of the atom was based on his idea of specific electron orbits.

Bohr (Niels)

300

The correct pronunciation of the principle that explains how a chemical reaction will shift in a way that relieves the stress and restores equilibrium.

Le Châtelier’s Principle (luh shat’ tee ayes)

400

The process by which an atom gains electrons.

Reduction
400

The name of the law which states that “matter cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes forms”.

The law of mass conservation

400

This element has the largest atomic radius.

(may look at periodic table)

Francium (Fr)

400

This groundbreaking chemist dispelled the ”plum pudding” model by shooting alpha particles at a piece of gold foil.

Rutherford (Ernest)

400

The process that produces corrosion of metals (rust) is this type of reaction.

Reduction-Oxidation reaction

500

The 🔺H of a formation reaction is called this more official name.

Enthalpy of formation

500

1.000 atmospheres of pressure is also this many torr (or mm Hg)

760.0

500

This element is named for the Greek word for “sun”.

Helium

500

This Russian 19th century chemist was the first one to arrange the elements in the form of the periodic table.

Mendeleev (Dimitri)

500

The only two phases of reactants that are included in the equilibrium constant.

Gas and aqueous solutions. (solids and liquids are not included)

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