Chemistry Vocabulary

5. a packet of light that has no mass - what we call light when it acts like a particle
6. Unable to dissolve in a solvent
8. is the representation of light from high frequency to low frequency
10. Able to dissolve in a solvent
11. the production or discharge of something
13. ions that stay in solution during a chemical reaction
15. one billionth of a meter (10-9 meters)
16. A balanced chemical equation which shows all the compounds as ions, which is how the compounds actually act in reality
18. A solution which has water as the solvent

1. when an electron has enough energy to jump to a higher orbital than where it usually hangs out
2. the study of matter and radiated energy
3. a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation transmitted through a substance, showing dark lines or bands due to absorption of specific wavelengths
4. when an electron loses energy as a photon of light and returns to its lowest energy orbital
7. the analysis of spectra emitted/absorbed by matter to obtain a qualitative conclusion or a quantitative measurement of the matter being studied
9. a conclusion reached based on logical reasoning using evidence, rather than through first-hand experience
12. The solution left after a precipitation reaction has occurred
14. when an electron is its orbital of its lowest energy - where it usually hangs out
17. anything with mass (it weighs something) and that has volume (it takes up space)