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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of a solid and what are some examples? |
Rigid, volume fixed; shape-fixed ex: diamond, ice, salt |
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Definition and examples of Liquid |
Fluid; defined volume; takes shape of container ex: water, alcohol, juice |
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Definition and examples of Gas |
fluid; no fixed volume; no fixed shape ex: Helium, oxygen, air |
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What can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the material? |
Physical Properties |
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What are properties a substance shows by itself without interacting with another substance? |
color, melting point, boiling point, density, shape, odor, taste, solubility, state of matter |
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What are properties a substance shows as it interacts with, or transforms into, other substances? |
Chemical Properties |
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What are some chemical properties? |
flammability, corrosiveness |
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What alters the material without changing composition? |
Physical change |
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What determines how a substance can be converted into another substance? |
Chemical properties |
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What is chemical change? |
The chemical reaction that converts one substance into another? |
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What are elements? |
Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions |
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What are compounds? |
Chemical combinations of elements |
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Are the properties of the compound related to the properties of the elements that compose it? |
No they are not related to the elements that compose a compound |
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How many different atoms do elements contain? |
Contain only atoms of one type |
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How many elements in a compound? |
Two or more elements |
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What can all matter be classified as? |
As either a mixture or a pure substance |
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What are characteristics of pure substances? |
-Composed only of a single component(elements or molecule or compound) -constant composition -can't be broken down to other pure substances by physical change |
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What are characteristics of mixtures? |
-composed of more than one component -varying composition (any combo of solid, liquid, gas) -can be separated into their components by a physical process |
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What is the base unit of length? |
Meter (m) |
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What is the base unit of mass? |
Gram (g) |
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What is the base unit of volume? |
Liter (L) |
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What is the conversion factor of cm to in? |
2.54 cm = 1 in. |
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What is conversion factor of density? |
Density=Mass over Volume D= g/mL |
