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Chemistry Terminologies
                                                                                         Chemistry Unit KMNS
            NUCLEON NUMBER        NOMBOR NUKLEON  Total number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus of
                                                       an atom.
            OXIDATION             PENGOKSIDAAN         The process in which a substance loses electrons and oxidation
                                                       number of certain element in the substance increases.
            OXIDATION NUMBER  NOMBOR                   The  charge  the  atom  would  have  in  a  molecule  (or  an  ionic
                                  PENGOKSIDAAN         compound) if electrons were completely transferred.
            OXIDISING AGENT       AGEN                 A substance that is reduced but oxidises other species.
                                  PENGOKSIDAAN
            PERCENTAGE BY         PERATUS              The  percentage  of  the  mass  of  a  component  per  mass  of  a
            MASS                  MENGIKUT JISIM       mixture or compound.
            PERCENTAGE BY         PERATUS              The percentage of the volume of a component per volume of a
            VOLUME                MENGIKUT ISIPADU  mixture.
            PERCENTAGE YIELD      PERATUS HASIL
                                                       % Yield =   Actual yield      100
                                                                Theoretical yield
            PHYSICAL              SIFAT FIZIK          The property of a substance that can be observed and measured
            PROPERTIES                                 without the substance changing to other substances.
            POLYATOMIC ION        ION POLIATOM         A positive or negative ion containing more than one atom.
            PRODUCT               HASIL TINDAK         Substance produced in a chemical reaction.
                                  BALAS
            PROTON NUMBER         NOMBOR PROTON        Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
            REACTANT              REAKTAN              A substance taking part in a chemical reaction.
            REDOX REACTION        TINDAK BALAS         A reaction that involves both reduction and oxidation reactions.
                                  REDOKS
            REDUCING AGENT        AGEN PENURUNAN       A substance that is oxidised but reduces other species.
            REDUCTION             PENURUNAN            The process in which a substance gains electrons and oxidation
                                                       number of certain element in the substance decreases.
            RELATIVE ATOMIC       JISIM ATOM           The average mass of one atom of the element compared to
                                                        1
                                                                           12
            MASS                  RELATIF                     of the mass of one  C atom.
                                                        12
            RELATIVE              JISIM MOLEKUL        The average mass of one molecule of the substance compared to
                                                        1
                                                                           12
            MOLECULAR MASS        RELATIF                     of the mass of one  C atom.
                                                        12
            SOLUTE                ZAT TERLARUT         The substance present in the smaller amount in a solution.
            SOLUTION              LARUTAN              A homogenous mixture of two or more substances.
            SOLVENT               PELARUT              The substance present in the larger amount in a solution.
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            STANDARD              SUHU DAN             The conditions of  T = 0  C (273K) and P = 1 atm
            TEMPERATURE AND       TEKANAN PIAWAI
            PRESSURE (STP)
            STOICHIOMETRY         STOIKIOMETRI         The study of the quantitative relationship between the reactants
                                                       and products of a chemical reaction.
            THEORETICAL YIELD     HASIL TEORI          The amount of product that can be formed in a chemical reaction
                                                       based on the amount of limiting reactant.


                                 Q : Why can you never trust atoms?

                                   A : They make up EVERYTHING!

                                                       Didn’t get it?
                                                       See page 16 for explanation!


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