Honors Chemistry Semester Exam Key Terms

Chapter 1 Key Terms: Introduction to Chemistry

analytical chemistry

biochemistry

chemistry

experiments

hypothesis

inorganic chemistry

observation

organic chemistry

physical chemistry

scientific law

scientific method

theory

Chapter 2 Key Terms: Matter, Change and Energy

chemical property

chemical reaction

chemical symbol

compound

distillation

element

gas

heterogeneous mixture

homogeneous mixture

law of conservation of mass

liquid

mass

matter

mixture

phase

physical change

physical property

product

reactant

solid

solution

substance

vapor

Chapter 3 Key Terms: Scientific Measurement

absolute zero

accepted value

accuracy

celsius scale

density

error

experimental value

gram

hydrometer

kelvin scale

kilogram

liter

meter

percent error

precision

qualitative measurement

quantitative measurement

scientific notation

significant figure

specific gravity

Chapter 3 Key Terms: Scientific Measurement (continued)

temperature

volume

weight

Chapter 4 Key Terms: Problem Solving in Chemistry

conversion factor

dimensional analysis

Chapter 5 Key Terms: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

alkali metal

alkaline earth metal

atom

atomic mass

atomic mass unit (amu)

atomic number

cathode ray tube

Dalton’s atomic theory

electron

group

halogen

inner transition metal

isotope

mass number

metal

metalloid

neutron

noble gas

nonmetal

nucleus

period

periodic law

periodic table

proton

representative elements

transitions metal

Chapter 13 Key Terms: Electrons in Atoms

amplitude

atomic emission spectrum

atomic obital

aufbau principle

de broglie’s equation

electromagnetic radiation

electron configuration

energy level

frequency

ground state

heisenburg uncertainty principle

hertz

hund’s rule

pauli exclusion principle

photoelectric effect

photon

planck’s constant

quantum

quantum mechanical model

spectrum

wavelength

orbital notation

schrodinger

Chapter 14 Key Terms: Chemical Periodicity

atomic radius

electronegativity

inner transition metal

ionization energy

noble gas

representative element

transition metal

Chapter 24 Key Terms: Chemistry of Metals and Nonmetalsinner transition elementlimemetallurgyMonel metaloreslaked lime

Chapter 6 Key Terms: Chemical Names and Formulas

anion

binary compound

cation

chemical formula

formula unit

ion

ionic compound

law of definite proportions

law of multiple proportions

molecular compound

molecular compound

molecular formula

molecule

monatomic ion

polyatomic ion

ternary compound

acid

base

group

metal

metalloid

nonmetal

periodic table

representative element

semimetal

transition metal