Glossary

absolute entropy	colligative properties	fission	kilogram	pH	structural isomers
absolute zero	colloid	formation constant	kinetic energy	pOH	sublimation
acid	combination reaction	formula weight	kinetic molecular theory	paramagnetic substance	subshell
acid-base reaction	common ion effect	free energy change	lattice energy	parent nuclide	substitution reaction
activated complex	compound	freezing point	lattice point	partial pressure	supercooling
activation energy	concentration	freezing point depression	law of definite proportion	Pauli exclusion principle	supersaturated solution
addition reaction	condensation	frequency factor	law of mass action	percent yield	surface tension
aerobic decomposition	conjugate acid	fusion	Le Châtelier's principle	periodic law	surroundings
alpha decay	conjugate base	gamma ray	Lewis acid	photon	system
alpha particle	constant boiling solution	gas	Lewis base	physical change	temperature
amino acid	coordinate covalent bond	gas constant	Lewis structure	physical property	termolecular reaction
amorphous solid	coordination compound	Gay-Lussac's law	Lewis symbol	pi orbital	ternary compound
amphiprotic	coordination number	geometrical isomers	ligand	polar covalent bond	tetrahedral hole
amphoteric behavior	coordination sphere	glass	ligand field splitting	polydentate ligand	theoretical yield
anion	coulomb	Graham's law	ligand field stabilization energy	polymers	third law of thermodynamics
anaerobic decomposition	covalent bond	gram	limiting reagent	polymorphism	three-center bond
anode	covalent radius	ground state	liquid	polyprotic acid	titration
antibonding orbital	critical pressure	half-cell	liter	positron	trans configuration
Arrhenius equation	critical temperature	half-life	London force	pressure	transition state
atom	crystal defect	half-life of a reaction	magnetic quantum number	principal quantum number	triple bond
atomic mass unit	crystalline solid	half-reaction	mass	proton	triple point
atomic number	cubic closest packed structure	hard water	mass defect	quantized	triprotic acid
atomic weight	Dalton's law	heat	mass number	radioactive decay	unimolecular reaction
Aufbau process	daughter nuclide	heat capacity	matter	radioactivity	unit cell
Avogadro's law	decomposition reaction	heat of fusion	melting point	radius ratio	unsaturated solution
Avogadro's number	degenerate orbitals	heat of reaction	metal	Raoult's law	unshared pair
azeotropic mixture	density	heat of vaporization	metallic conduction	rate constant	valence electron
azimuthal quantum number	diamagnetic substance	Heisenberg uncertainty principle	metathetical reaction	rate-determining step	valence shell
band	diffusion	Henry's law	meter	rate equations	valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory
barometer	dipole	Hess's law	miscibility	reaction mechanism	van der Waal's equation
base	dipole-dipole attraction	heteronuclear diatomic molecule	mixture	reaction quotient	van der Waal's force
beta decay	diprotic acid	heterogeneous catalyst	molality	reducing agent	vapor pressure
beta particle	disproportionation	heterogeneous equilibrium	molarity	reduction	vapor-pressure lowering
bimolecular reaction	dissociation constant	hexagonal closest packed structure	molar mass	resonance forms	volt
binary compound	double bond	homogeneous catalyst	molar volume	resonance hybrid	voltaic cell
boiling point	Einstein equation	homogeneous equilibrium	mole	reversible reaction	wave function
boiling point elevation	electrode	homonuclear diatomic molecule	molecule	salt	weak acid
body-centered cubic structure	electrode potential	Hund's rule	molecular formula	saturated solution	weak base
bond angle	electrolysis	hybridization	molecular orbital	second law of thermodynamics	weak electrolyte
bond distance	electrolyte	hydrocarbon	molecular structure	semiconductor	work
bond energy	electrolytic conduction	hydrogen bond	molecular weight	semi-metal	yield
bonding orbital	electromotive force	hydrogen salt	mole fraction	shell
bond order	electron	hydronium ion	monoprotic acid	sigma orbital
Born-Haber cycle	electron affinity	ideal gas	Nernst equation	simple cubic structure
Boyle's law	electron capture	ideal solution	neutralization	single bond
Bragg equation	electron configuration	insulator	neutron	solid
Bronsted acid	electronegativity	intermolecular force	nonelectrolyte	solid solution
Bronsted base	element	internal energy	nonmetal	solubility product
buffer capacity	elementary reaction	interstitial site	normality	solution
buffer solution	empirical formula	intramolecular force	normal boiling point	space lattice
calorie	end point	ion	nuclear binding energy	specific gravity
calorimetry	endothermic reaction	ion activity	nuclear force	specific heat
catalysis	enthalpy change	ion-dipole attraction	nucleon	spectrum
catalyst	entropy	ion exchange	nucleus	spin quantum number
cathode	entropy change	ionic bond	nuclide	spontaneous process
cathode ray	equilibrium	ionic compound	octahedral hole	stability curve
cathodic protection	equilibrium constant	ionic radius	optical isomers	standard conditions
cation	equivalent	ionization constant	optically active molecules	standard electrode potential
cell potential	evaporation	ionization energy	orbital	standard hydrogen electrode
chain mechanism	excited state	ion product for water	order of a reaction	standard molar enthalpy of formation
chain reaction	exothermic reaction	isoelectronic species	osmosis	standard molar entropy
Charles's law	expansion work	isomorphous structures	osmotic pressure	standard state
chelating ligand	face-centered cubic structure	isotopes	oxidation	state function
chemical change	Faraday	joule	oxidation number	stoichiometry
chemical property	Faraday's law	K_a	oxidation-reduction reaction	strong acid
chemical thermodynamics	first ionization energy	K_b	oxidizing agent	strong base
cis configuration	first law of thermodynamics	Kelvin	oxyacid	strong electrolyte