BSL Glossary - Chemistry curriculum terms

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acid acid pH alkali alkali pH corrosive detergent dilute acid hydrochloric acid indicator neutral neutralisation nitric acid oxide pH pH paper pH scale potassium hydroxide salt sodium hydroxide spectator ion universal indicator
alcohol alkanol
atom atomic mass atomic number atoms atoms joined together bond brittle compound conduct conductivity covalent bond crystal density diamond diatomic molecule electrical conductivity electron electron arrangement element graphite group ion isotope mass number molecule neutral (electrically) neutron noble gas non-metal nucleus outer electron oxygen particle periodic table polar covalent bond properties proton relative atomic mass solubility
Benedict's solution fructose glucose iodine solution maltose monosaccharide sucrose sugar
alkanoic acid carbon dioxide
burette concentration dilute solution insoluble lime water method precipitation reaction soluble solute solution solvent test tube titration titre
catalyst chemical change chemical reaction endothermic exothermic non-reversible physical change product reactant reaction reactive reactivity series reversible variable
coat coating corrosion galvanise physical barrier rust indicator rusting tarnish
essential element Haber process nitrogen Ostwald process root nodule
balanced equation chemical symbol ion equation mole state symbol sulphite sulphur dioxide/sulfur dioxide word equation
biogas cracking crude oil flammable fossil fuel fraction fuel hydrocarbon methane natural gas refining unsaturated hydrocarbon viscosity
alkane alkene alkyne bromine solution carbon combustion dehydration flash point general formula homologous ketone octane number structural formula
alloy blast furnace cell electrolysis chemical equation conduct delocalised electron displacement electrode electrolysis electrolyte extraction fuel cell iron magnesium metal negative terminal ore oxidation positive terminal redox reaction reduction reaction
addition polymer biodegradable condensation polymer fibre monomer plastic polymer polymerisation synthetic thermoplastic thermoset
boiling boiling point freezing freezing point gas liquid matter melting melting point solid
dissolve distillation evaporation filtration mixture separation
air chemistry compression condensation flame-proofing food additive greenhouse effect medicine pesticide saturated fat stain-proofing temperature toxic unit unsaturated fat

A-Z of Chemistry signs

acid acid pH addition polymer alcohol air alkali alkali pH alkane alkanoic acid alkanol alkene alkyne alloy atom atomic mass atomic number atoms atoms joined together
balanced equation Benedict's solution biodegradable biogas blast furnace boiling boiling point bond brittle bromine solution burette
carbon carbon dioxide catalyst cell electrolysis chemical change chemical equation chemical reaction chemical symbol chemistry coat coating combustion compression compound concentration condensation condensation polymer conduct conductivity corrosion corrosive covalent bond cracking crude oil crystal
dehydration delocalised electron density detergent diamond diatomic molecule dilute acid dilute solution displacement dissolve distillation
electrical conductivity electrode electrolysis electrolyte electron electron arrangement element endothermic evaporation essential element exothermic extraction
fibre filtration flame-proofing flammable flash point food additive fossil fuel fraction freezing freezing point fructose fuel fuel cell
galvanise gas general formula glucose graphite greenhouse effect group
Haber process homologous hydrocarbon hydrochloric acid
indicator insoluble iodine solution ion ion equation iron isotope
ketone
lime water liquid
magnesium maltose matter mass number medicine melting melting point metal methane method mixture mole molecule monomer monosaccharide
natural gas negative terminal neutral (electrically) neutral neutralisation neutron nitric acid nitrogen noble gas non-metal non-reversible nucleus
octane number ore Ostwald process outer electron oxidation oxide oxygen
particle periodic table pesticide pH pH paper pH scale physical barrier physical change plastic product polar covalent bond polymer polymerisation positive terminal potassium hydroxide precipitation reaction properties proton
reactant reaction reactive reactivity series redox reaction reduction reaction refining relative atomic mass reversible root nodule rust indicator rusting
salt saturated fat separation sodium hydroxide solid solubility soluble solute solution solvent spectator ion stain-proofing state symbol structural formula sucrose sugar sulphite sulphur dioxide/sulfur dioxide synthetic
tarnish temperature test tube thermoplastic thermoset titration titre toxic
unit universal indicator unsaturated fat unsaturated hydrocarbon
variable viscosity
word equation