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11th Grade
05/23/2013

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Organic Chemistry
Definition
Study of carbon compounds.
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Inorganic Chemistry
Definition
Study of compounds that do not contain carbon.
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Biochemistry
Definition
Study of processes that take place in organisms.
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Analytical Chemistry.
Definition
Focuses on composition of matter.
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Physical Chemistry
Definition
Study of mechanism, rate and energy changes in matter when undergoing change.
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Emission Spectrum
Definition
Spectrum of light released from excited atoms of an element.
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Endothermic
Definition
Absorbs/requires input of energy, energy "enters" the system.
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Exothermic
Definition
Releases/emits/produces energy, energy output or "exits" the system.
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Atomic Radius
Definition
Is the size of the atom.
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Ion
Definition
An atom or group of bonded atoms that have a negative or positive charge.
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Lewis Dot Diagram
Definition
Is a visual interpretation of the number of valence electrons in an atom or ion.
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Dispersion Forces
Definition
Occur between nonpolar molecules.
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