Many students, in Anaheim, Huntington Beach and other cities alike, moan and groan when they hear that they have to take a Chemistry class. It can be a difficult subject for a lot of people who either do not have tutors or are not Chemistry majors. Fear not, help is here to save the day! Listed below is a basic dictionary of commonly used Chemistry terms that should help you!

Anaheim students, grab your Chemistry tutors and review these terms to ace your next exam!

–       Absolute zero: the lowest temperature possible

–       Acid: anything that gives off H+ ions in water

–       Base: a compound that gives off OH- ions in water

–       Catalyst: a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up by the reaction

–       Diffusion: when particles move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

–       Effusion: when a gas moves through an opening into a chamber that contains no pressure

–       Exothermic: when a process gives off energy (gets hot)

–       First Law of Thermodynamics: the energy of the universe is constant

–       Hydrogenation: when hydrogen is added to a carbon-carbon multiple bond

–       Ionic bond: a bond formed when charge particles stick together

–       Kinetic energy: the energy due to the movement of an object

–       Mass: the amount of matter in an object

–       Oxidation: when a substances loses electrons

–       Periodic Law: the properties of elements change with increasing atomic number in a periodic way

–       Second Law of Thermodynamics: whenever you do something, the universe gets more random

–       Synthesis: When you make a big molecule from two or more smaller ones

–       Third Law of Thermodynamics: the randomness of a system at 0 K is zero

–       Vaporization: when you boil a liquid

I remember taking Chemistry my junior year of high school and feeling absolutely lost. I never did hire a tutor, although now I know that may have been the smartest way to pass Chemistry. But I did study very hard memorizing all of the terms, definitions, and elements. Some Anaheim students have Chemistry tutors and some don’t, but either way, I think it’s important to make sure that you know the Definitions of Chemistry. Hopefully studying the list above will help you on your next exam. If not, hiring a tutor in Anaheim may be extremely helpful. Best of luck!

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