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⏱️General Chemistry II
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146 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your General Chemistry II exam

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+2 oxidation state
+3 oxidation state

A

Acetic acid (CH₃COOH)
Ag(NH3)2+
Analytical chemistry
Atom economy

B

Bidentate Ligands
Bimolecular reactions
Bioaccumulation
Block copolymer
Bond Strength

C

Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)
Catalytic activity
Catalyzed reactions
Central metal atom
Chain reaction
Change in concentration
Chelate effect
Chelate Effect
Chelating agent
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Cn⁻
Color of Complexes
Combination Reaction
Complexometric Titrations
Complexometric titrations
Condensation polymer
Conservation of Nucleons
Coordination Number 4
Coordination Number 6
Current Efficiency

D

Daughter nuclide
Decay Constant
Degenerate Orbitals
Degree of polymerization
Displacement Reaction
Dosimetry
Double displacement reaction

E

EDTA
Electrochemical Efficiency
Electronic effects
Enthalpy Diagram

F

Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

G

Gadolinium(iii) complexes
Gamma decay
Gamma rays
Gel permeation chromatography
Geometric isomerism
Geometric Isomers
Geometry optimization
Green solvents

H

Haber Process
Half-cell reaction
Heat of reaction
Heterogeneous catalysis
Heterogeneous catalyst
Heterogeneous equilibria
Hexadentate ligand
Homogeneous Catalysis
Homogeneous catalyst

I

Implicit solvent models
Industrial catalysis
Infrared spectroscopy
Initial concentrations
Initial rate method
Insoluble Salts
Integrated rate method
Integrated Rate Method
Ionic strength

K

Kinetic Stability

L

Latent heat
Le Chatelier's Principle in Electrochemistry
Ligand
Ligand exchange
Ligand Field Theory