IGCSE Chemistry Definitions Questions
And Answers
Acidd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
TheydhavedadpHdlessdthand7danddneutralizedbasesdordalkalisdtodformdsaltdanddwater.dAciditydi
sdcauseddbydadhighdconcentrationdofdhydrogendions
AdditiondPolymerizationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredmanydsmalldalkenedmoleculesd(monomers)djoindupdtodformdadlongdchaind
moleculedofdrepeatingdunitsd(polymer)
Alkalid-dCORRECTddANSWER-TheydhavedadpHdgreaterdthand7danddneutralizedacidsdto
formdsaltdanddwater.dTheydhavedadhighdconcentrationdofdhydroxyldionsd(OH-
).dTheydaredsolubledbases
Alkaned-dCORRECTddANSWER-Adsaturateddhydrocarbonde.g.dCH4d-dmethane
Alkened-dCORRECTddANSWER-Andunsaturateddhydrocarbonde.g.dC2H4d-dethene
Aniond-dCORRECTddANSWER-Negativediond(attracteddtodthedanode)
Anoded-dCORRECTddANSWER-Thedpositivedterminald(electrode)
Atomd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedsmallestdunitdofdandelement,dhavingdalldthedcharacteristicsdofdthatdelement
Atomicdnumber/Protondnumberd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thednumberdofdprotonsdindandatom
Based-dCORRECTddANSWER-
AdsubstancedwithdadpHdhigherdthand7,dtheydreactdwithdacidsdtodformdadsaltdanddwaterd(called
dneutralization).dMetaldhydroxides,doxidesdanddcarbonatesdaredalldbases
BoilingdPointd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Temperaturedatdwhichdadliquiddchangesdintodadvapourdatdatmosphericdpressure
, Catalystd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Substancedwhichdincreasesdthedratedofdreactiondwithoutdchemicallydbeingdchanged.dItdlowe
rsdthedactivationdenergydofdthedreaction
Cathoded-dCORRECTddANSWER-Thednegativedterminald(electrode)
Cationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-Positivediond(metal)dattracteddtodthedcathode
Combustiond-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredadsubstancedburnsdindoxygendcombiningdtodformdthedoxidedanddgivingdout
denergy
Compoundd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Madedofdtwodordmoreddifferentdatomsdchemicallydjoineddtogether
Condensationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-Gas/vapourdchangingdintodadliquid
CondensationdPolymerizationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwhereddifferentdmonomersdjoindupdtodformdadlongdchaindmoleculedofdrepeatingdu
nitsd(polymer)dwhilstdalsodproducingdsmallerdmolecules
CovalentdBondingd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adverydstrongdelectrostaticdforcedofdattractiondbetweendshareddpairsdofdbondingdelectronsda
nddthednucleidofdtheirdatoms
Crackingd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Processdwheredlongdchaindhydrocarbonsdofdlittledvaluedaredbrokenddowndbydheatdanddadcat
alystdintodsmaller,dmoredusefuldhydrocarbons
CrudedOild-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Admixturedofdhydrocarbonsdformeddfromdthedremainsdofddeaddseadlifedwhichdwasdcovereddw
ithdsiltdondthedseadbeddanddcompresseddoverdmillionsdofdyears
Diffusiond-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedrandomdmovementdofdparticlesdfromdandareadofdadhighdconcentrationdtodandareadofdlowd
concentration
Displacementd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredadmoredreactivedelementddisplacesdadlessdreactivedelementdfromdadsoluti
ondofditsdcompound
Dynamicdequilibriumd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedstatedofdadreversibledreactiondwhendthedratedofdthedforwarddreactiondisdequaldtodthedrate
dofdthedbackwarddreaction
And Answers
Acidd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
TheydhavedadpHdlessdthand7danddneutralizedbasesdordalkalisdtodformdsaltdanddwater.dAciditydi
sdcauseddbydadhighdconcentrationdofdhydrogendions
AdditiondPolymerizationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredmanydsmalldalkenedmoleculesd(monomers)djoindupdtodformdadlongdchaind
moleculedofdrepeatingdunitsd(polymer)
Alkalid-dCORRECTddANSWER-TheydhavedadpHdgreaterdthand7danddneutralizedacidsdto
formdsaltdanddwater.dTheydhavedadhighdconcentrationdofdhydroxyldionsd(OH-
).dTheydaredsolubledbases
Alkaned-dCORRECTddANSWER-Adsaturateddhydrocarbonde.g.dCH4d-dmethane
Alkened-dCORRECTddANSWER-Andunsaturateddhydrocarbonde.g.dC2H4d-dethene
Aniond-dCORRECTddANSWER-Negativediond(attracteddtodthedanode)
Anoded-dCORRECTddANSWER-Thedpositivedterminald(electrode)
Atomd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedsmallestdunitdofdandelement,dhavingdalldthedcharacteristicsdofdthatdelement
Atomicdnumber/Protondnumberd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thednumberdofdprotonsdindandatom
Based-dCORRECTddANSWER-
AdsubstancedwithdadpHdhigherdthand7,dtheydreactdwithdacidsdtodformdadsaltdanddwaterd(called
dneutralization).dMetaldhydroxides,doxidesdanddcarbonatesdaredalldbases
BoilingdPointd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Temperaturedatdwhichdadliquiddchangesdintodadvapourdatdatmosphericdpressure
, Catalystd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Substancedwhichdincreasesdthedratedofdreactiondwithoutdchemicallydbeingdchanged.dItdlowe
rsdthedactivationdenergydofdthedreaction
Cathoded-dCORRECTddANSWER-Thednegativedterminald(electrode)
Cationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-Positivediond(metal)dattracteddtodthedcathode
Combustiond-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredadsubstancedburnsdindoxygendcombiningdtodformdthedoxidedanddgivingdout
denergy
Compoundd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Madedofdtwodordmoreddifferentdatomsdchemicallydjoineddtogether
Condensationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-Gas/vapourdchangingdintodadliquid
CondensationdPolymerizationd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwhereddifferentdmonomersdjoindupdtodformdadlongdchaindmoleculedofdrepeatingdu
nitsd(polymer)dwhilstdalsodproducingdsmallerdmolecules
CovalentdBondingd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adverydstrongdelectrostaticdforcedofdattractiondbetweendshareddpairsdofdbondingdelectronsda
nddthednucleidofdtheirdatoms
Crackingd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Processdwheredlongdchaindhydrocarbonsdofdlittledvaluedaredbrokenddowndbydheatdanddadcat
alystdintodsmaller,dmoredusefuldhydrocarbons
CrudedOild-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Admixturedofdhydrocarbonsdformeddfromdthedremainsdofddeaddseadlifedwhichdwasdcovereddw
ithdsiltdondthedseadbeddanddcompresseddoverdmillionsdofdyears
Diffusiond-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedrandomdmovementdofdparticlesdfromdandareadofdadhighdconcentrationdtodandareadofdlowd
concentration
Displacementd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Adreactiondwheredadmoredreactivedelementddisplacesdadlessdreactivedelementdfromdadsoluti
ondofditsdcompound
Dynamicdequilibriumd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thedstatedofdadreversibledreactiondwhendthedratedofdthedforwarddreactiondisdequaldtodthedrate
dofdthedbackwarddreaction