a number used to calculate the energy (E) absorbed or emitted by a body based on the frequency of radiation (6.626x10^-34)
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avogadros number
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6.022 E23
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excess reactant (reagent)
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a reagent present in a quantity that is more than sufficient to react with a limiting reagent; any reactant that remains after the limiting reagent is used up in a chemical reaction
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Density
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the degree of compactness of a substance (mass per volume space)
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percent composition by mass
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the percent by mass of each element in a compound
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Frequency
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The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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Mixture
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material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together but not chemically combined
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mole
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the SI base unit used to measure the amount of a substance
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dual nature of light
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Light acts as a wave and as particulate matter
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Wavelength
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Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves
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Amplitude
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the height of a wave's crest
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mole ratio
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in a balanced equation, the ratio between the numbers of moles of any two substances
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molar mass
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the mass in grams of one mole of a substance
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limiting reactant (reagent)
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the substance that controls the quantity of product that can form in a chemical reaction; moles of each reactant divided by moles used in reaction
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empirical formula
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simplest ratio of the molecules making up a compound
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average atomic mass
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weighted average of the atomic masses for the isotopes of an element
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mass spectrometry
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mass of various isotopic elements to create a mass spectrum graph
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molecular formula
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actual formula for a substance
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photoelectric effect
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The emission of electrons from a material when light of certain frequencies shines on the surface of the material