Benchmark 2 Vocabulary

Front

Aqueous (aq)

Back

A substance dissolved in water

Front

Avogadro's number

Back

The number of units in one mole of any substance (6.022 × 10^23)

Front

Boiling Point

Back

The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas

Front

Chemical Reaction

Back

A process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction

Front

Combustion

Back

A type of chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts with oxygen, usually producing heat and light

Front

Conversion factor

Back

A ratio that relates two different units of measure. For example, 1 mole = 6.022 × 10^23 particles.

Front

Covalent bond

Back

A type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms

Front

Decomposition

Back

A type of chemical reaction that breaks down a compound into simpler substances

Front

Dipole-dipole attraction

Back

The attractive force between the positive end of one polar molecule and the negative end of another polar molecule

Front

Empirical Formula

Back

The simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound