Vocab words for forensic science organic analysis chapter
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| 3106125 | chromatography | any of several techniques where by organic mixtures are seperated into their components by their attraction to a stationary phase while being propelled through by a moving phase | |
| 3106126 | compound | a pure substance composed of two or more elements | |
| 3106127 | electromagnetic spectrum | the entire range of radiation energy from the most energetic cosmic rays to the least energetic radio waves | |
| 3106128 | electrophoresis | a technique for the seperation of molecules through their migration on a support medium while under the influence of an electrical potential | |
| 3106129 | element | matters simplest identity | |
| 3106130 | enzyme | a type of protein that acts as a catalyst for specific reactions | |
| 3106131 | fluoresce | to emit visible light when exposed to light of shorter wavelength | |
| 3106132 | frequency | the number of waves that pass a given point per second | |
| 3106133 | gas | a state of matter in which the attraction forces between molecules are small enough to permit them to move with complete uniform | |
| 3106134 | infared | invisible short frequencies of light before red in the visible spectrum | |
| 3106135 | inorganic | a chemical compound not based on carbon | |
| 3106136 | ion | an atom of molecule bearing a positive or negative charge | |
| 3106137 | laser | light amplification by the simulated emission of radiation. Light that has all its waves pulsating in unision | |
| 3106138 | liquid | a state of matter in which the molecules are in contact with one another but are not rigidly held in place | |
| 3106139 | matter | is anything that has a mass and occupies space | |
| 3106140 | monochromator | a device for isolating individual wave lengths or frequencies of light | |
| 3106141 | monochromatic light | light having a single wavelength | |
| 3106142 | organic | a substance composed of carbon and hydrogen, and often smaller amounts of oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, phosphorus, or other elements | |
| 3106143 | periodic table | a table where all the elements are listed by name and symbol | |
| 3106144 | phase | a uniform piece of matter | |
| 3106145 | photon | a small pocket of electromagnetic radiation energy | |
| 3106146 | physical state | a condition or storage in the physical being of matter, a solid, gas or liquid | |
| 3106147 | protein | polymers of amino acids that play basic roles in the structures and functions of living things | |
| 3106148 | pyrolysis | the decomposition of organic matter by heat | |
| 3106149 | solid | a state of matter in which the molecules are held closley together in a rigid state | |
| 3106150 | spectrophotometry | an analytical method for identifying a substance by its selective absorption of different wavelengths of light | |
| 3106151 | sublimation | a physical change from a solid directly to a gas | |
| 3106152 | ultraviolet | invisible long frequencies of light beyond violet | |
| 3106153 | visible light | colored light ranging from red to violet in the electro magnetic spectrum | |
| 3106154 | wavelength | the distance between crests of adjacent waves | |
| 3106155 | xray | a high energy short wavelength form of elctro magnetic radiation |
