IGCSE Glossary
There are 73 entries in this glossary.Glossaries
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| electronegativity |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
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Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons in a molecule.
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| electron |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
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An electron is a sub atomic particle which orbits the nucleus of an atom and carries a negative charge. Often represented by the letter e with a - sign ( e- )
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| electrolyte |
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The liquid that conducts a current in an electrolysis circuit because it contains free flowing ions
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| DNA |
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A double stranded molecule. Each strand is made of a chain of deoxyribonucleotides. Deoxyribonucleotides are made of a sugar (deoxyribose), a phosphate group and one of four different bases (A,G,C,T). The bases on DNA code for the order of amino acids in proteins.
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| dissolve |
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What happens to a solute when it is added to a solvent in which it is soluble
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go into solution, become a solution, break down |
| diesel fuel |
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Diesel fuel in general is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in diesel engines. The diesel fuel used in cars contains hydrocarbon molecules which contain between 12 and 20 carbon atoms. Such fuel has a density of approximately 0.85 kg/l
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| Daisaku Ikeda |
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Daisaku Ikeda (æ± ç”° 大作, Ikeda Daisaku, born 2 January 1928) is a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate. He has served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai, the largest of Japan's new religious movements.
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| Cytoplasm |
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The gelatinous substance that fills a cell and that the organelles are suspended in. It is made mainly of water, salts and organic substances.
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| copper (II) chloride |
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| copper (I) oxide |
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copper I oxide |
| concentration |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
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The concentration of a solution can be measured in a number of ways: when considering concentration we will use the measure of moles/dm3 solution.
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strength of solution |
| Chloroethene image |
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Chloroethene is also known as Vinyl Chloride.
Vinyl chloride is used to make the polymer poly vinyl chloride ( PVC)
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| Chloroethene dot and cross |
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| cathode |
Glossaries - GCSE chemistry
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the negative electrode in an electrolysis circuit
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| catalyst |
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A substance that can be added to a reaction to increase the rate of reaction without being used up.
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