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90 Cards in this Set
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the stuff of the universe
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matter
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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matter
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has definite shape and volume
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Solid
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has definite volume, changeable shape
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Liquid
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has changeable shape and volume
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gas
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the capacity to do work (put matter into motion).
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Energy
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energy in action
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kinetic
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energy of position; stored (inactive) energy.
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potential
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stored in the bonds of chemical substances
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Chemical
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Results from the movement of charged particles - Battery
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Electrical particles
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Directly involved in voving matter
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Mechanical
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Energy traveling in waves (visible light, ultraviolet light, and X-rays).
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Radiant or electromagnetic
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Energy is easily _____ from one form to another.
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Converted
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During ____ some energy is "lost" as heat.
The "lost" energy is not in a useable form to do work. It might be better to call it waste heat. It is this waste heat that keeps us warm. |
Conversion
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Unique substances that cannot be broke down by ordinary chemical means
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Elements
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More-or-less identical building blocks for each element
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Atoms
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one or two letter chemical shorthand for each element
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Atomic Symbol
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Each ____ has unique physical and chemical properties.
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element
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those detected with our senses and can be tested without changing the material
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physical properties
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pertain to the way atoms interact with one another
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Chemical properties
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Name the major elements of the human body
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* Oxygen
* Carbon * Hydrogen * Nitrogen |
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____ elements that make up 3.9% of the body and include
* Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, iodine, and iron. |
Lesser Elements
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____ elements make up less than 0.01% of the body
* they are required in minute amounts, and are found as part of enzymes. |
Trace Elements
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The ____ consists of neutrons and protons
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Nucleus
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____ have no charge and a mass of one atomic mass unit
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Neutrons
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_____ have a positive charg and a mass of 1 amu and are responsible for the identity of the element.
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Protons
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____ are found in regions surrounding the nucleus and are equal in number to protons in the nucleus of an element
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Electrons
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____ have a negative charge and negligible mass
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Electrons
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_____ model - electrons move around the nucleus in fixed, circular orbits.
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Planetary Model
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____ Model - regions around the nucleus in which electrons are most likely to be found.
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Orbital
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____ ____- equal to the number of protons (Ex: 75 protons)
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Atomic Number = 75
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Equal to the mass of the protons and neutrons
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Mass Number
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Average of the mass numbers of all isotopes.
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Atomic weight
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Atoms with same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
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Isotope
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Atoms that undergo spontaneous decay called radioactivity
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Radioisotopes
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two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
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molecule
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two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal)
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Ionic compound
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two or more components physically intermixed (not chemically bonded)
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Mixtures
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Homogeneous mixtures of components
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Solutions
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substance present in greatest amount
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solvent
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substance(s) present in smaller amounts
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Solute
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percent, or parts per 100 parts
* In biology ____ solutions are often preferred to molar ones. A 1% solution would have 1g of solute dissolved in a final volume of 100 ml of solution. this would be labeled as a weight/volume solution. |
percentage
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____, or moles per liter (M)
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Molarity
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A ___ of an element or compound is equal to its atomic or molecular weight (sum of atomic weights) in grams.
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Mole
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(emulsions) - heterogeneous mixtures whose solutes do not settle out.
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Colloids
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_____ - heterogeneous mixtures with visible solutes that tend to settle out (Big Pieces)
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Suspensions
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No chemical bonding takes place in ____
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mixtures
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Most ____ can be separated by chemical means
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Mixtures
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____ can be heterogeneous (not uniform) or homogeneous (uniform)
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Mixtures
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____ cannot be separated in to their elemental components by physical means (like filtering)
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Compounds
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All ____ are homogeneous uniform through out
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Compounds
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____ ____, or energy levels, surround the nucleus of an atom
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Electron shells
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____ are formed using the electrons in the outermost energy level (valance electrons)
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Bonds
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____ ____- outermost energy level containing chemically active electrons
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Valence shell
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___ ___, except for the first shell which is full with two electrons, atoms interact in a manner to have eight electrons in their valence shell.
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Octet rule
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___ elements have their outermost energy level fully occupied by electrons
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Inert
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Chemically inert elements (valence shell ____)
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Complete
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_____ elements do not have their outermost energy level fully occupied by electrons
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Reactive
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Chemically ____ elements (valence shell incomplete)
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Active
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Two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal) form crystals.
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Ionic
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Two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together by electrostatic attraction (a metal and a nonmetal) form molecules
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Covalent
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A ___ bond is a special type of dipole-dipole bond that exists between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to another electronegative atom.
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Hydrogen
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IONIC BONDS
have gained one or more electrons negative (ions formed from nonmetals or groups of elements carrying extra electrons) - negative ion, Chloride |
Anions
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IONIC BONDS
___ are charged atoms resulting from the gain or loss of electrons. |
Ions
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IONIC BONDS
____ have lost one or more electrons (ions formed from metals or groups of atoms imissing one or more electrons) positive ion - Sodium. |
Cation
(cats are positive) |
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Electrons shared equally between atoms produce ____ molecules
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nonpolar
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Unequal sharing of elctrons produces ___ molecules
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Polar
(polar bears don't share) |
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Atoms with six or seven valence shell electrons are _____
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Electronegative (nonmetals)
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Atoms with one or two valence shell electrons are _____
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Electropositive (metals)
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____ bonds are too weak to bind atoms together
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Hydrogen
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* Common in dipoles such as water
* Responsible for surface tension in water * Important as intramolecular bonds, giving the molecule a three-dimentional shape very important in protein structure and bond between the strands in DNA |
Hydrogen Bonds
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____ reactions occur when chemical bonds are formed, rearranged, or broken.
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Chemical
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Written in symbolic form using chemical equations
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Chemical Reactions
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____ equations contain:
* Number and type of reacting substances, and products produced * Relative amounts of reactants and products. |
Chemical
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EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
H + H = |
H2
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EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
4H + C = |
CH4 methane
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_____ reactions: Synthesis reactions which always involve bond formation
A + B = AB |
Combination
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____ reactions: Molecules are broken down into smaller molecules
AB = A + B |
Decomposition
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____ reactions: bonds are both made and broken
AB + C = AC + B (can I dance with your partner) |
Exchange
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Reactants losing electrons are electron donors and are ____
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Oxidized
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Reactants taking up electrons are electron acceptors and become ____
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reduced
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Reactions that release energy
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Exergonic reactions
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Reactions whose products contain more potential energy than did its reactants
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Endergonic
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All chemical reactions are theoretically ____
A + B = AB AB = A + B if neaigher a forward nor reverse reaction is dominant, chemical equilibrium is reached. |
Reversible
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Name the factors influencing Rate of Chemical Reactions/
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* Temperature
* Particle Size * Concentration * Catalysts * Enzymes |
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Chemical reactions proceed quicker at higher ____.
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Temperature
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The smaller the ___ ___ the faster the chemical reaction
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Particle Size
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Higher reacting particle _____ produce faster reactions
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Concentration
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_____ increase the rate of a reaction without being chemically changed.
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Catalysts
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_____ Biological Catalysts
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Enzymes
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