AP Chem Vocab
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MaheshAlur on February 12, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 kinetics | the study of reaction rates |
| transition state | a high-energy intermediate state of the reactants in a chemical reaction that must be achieved for the reaction to proceed |
| activation energy | minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction |
| lattice energy | the energy released when one mole of an ionic crystalline compound is formed from gaseous ions |
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
| arrhenius acid | produces H+ ions in solution |
| arrhenius base | produces OH- ions in solution |
| bronsted-lowrey acid | substance that donates H+ ions |
| bronsted-lowrey base | substance that accepts H+ ions |
| equilibrium | forward reaction rate = reverse reaction rate |
| equilibrium position | concentration of reactants and products at equilibrium |
| lewis acid | electron pair acceptor |
| lewis base | electron pair donor |
| free energy | the energy in a chemical or physical change that is available to do useful work |
| ionization energy | the energy required to convert a ground state atom in the gas phase to a gaseous positive ion |
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