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chemical
Substance used in or made by chemistry
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
reactants
A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical ___ (plural)
combination
A collection of things that have been ___
hydroxide
A compound of an oxide with water
products
Commodities offered for sale (plural)
decomposition
The analysis of a vector field
sulfate
A salt or ester of sulphuric acid
endothermic
Occurring or formed with absorption of heat
combustion
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
carbonate
A salt or ester of ___ acid
exothermic
Occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
neutralisation
A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt
ammonium
The ion NH4 derived from ___
precipitate
A ___ solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
acid
Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red
nitrate
Any compound containing the ___ group
solute
The dissolved matter in a ___
base
Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
solvent
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
indicator
A number or ratio derived from a series of observed facts
sulfide
A compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
ionic
The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and ___
litmus
A coloring material that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions

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