Key Words 2nd prelim

Used to link half-cells – simplest form is salt water in filter paper. They complete the circuit as ions can move across.

• Ion Bridge

• Electrolytic Cell

• Battery Terminal

• Conductive Pathway

Reactions which make a metal from its ore

• Refinement

• Extraction

• Purification

• Synthesis

A solution which conducts electricity (is ionic)

• Solvent

• Electrolyte

• Solute

• Non-electrolyte

When electricity is used to split up an ionic compound, used to extract reactive metals

• Electrolysis

• Electromagnetism

• Electroplating

• Electrorefining

Type of addition reaction, involving adding hydrogen to alkenes

• Hydrogenation

• Dehydrogenation

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

Functional group found in carboxylic acid molecules, formula -COOH

• Carboxyl

• Hydroxyl

• Amino

• Carbonyl

The solid separated during a filtration

• Filtrate

• Residue

• Solvent

• Solution

Separation method where you heat solutions to get solids

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Centrifugation

Reaction involving small molecules adding to unsaturated molecules – this is a type of polymerisation as well

• Addition

• Condensation

• Substitution

• Elimination

Compounds which have the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

• Isomers

• Allotropes

• Homologs

• Enantiomers