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38 Cards in this Set
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matter |
anything that has mass and occupies space |
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mass |
the property that defines the quantity of matter in an object |
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energy |
the capacity to do work |
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chemistry |
the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and of the energy consumed or given off when mater undergoes a change |
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substance |
matter that has a constant composition and cannot be broken down into simpler matter by any physical process, also called: pure substance |
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physical process |
a transformation of a sample of matter, such as a change in its physical state, that does not alter the chemical identity of any substance in the sample |
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mixture |
a combination of pure substances in variable proportions in which the individual substances retain their chemical identities and can be separated from one another by a physical process |
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homogeneous mixture |
a mixture in which the components are distributed uniformly throughout and have no visible boundaries or regions |
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solution |
another name for homogeneous mixture. solutions are often liquids, but they also be solids or gases |
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heterogeneous mixture |
a mixture in which the components are not distributed uniformly so that the mixture contains distinct regions of different compositions |
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element |
a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by any chemical process |
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compound |
a pure substance that is composed of two or more elements bonded tog ether in fixed proportions and that can be broken down into those elements by some chemical process |
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chemical reaction |
the transformation of one or more substances into different substances |
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law of constant composition |
all samples of a particular compound contain the same elements combined in the same proportions |
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atom |
the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical characteristics of the element |
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molecule |
a collection of atoms chemically bonded together in characteristic proportions |
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chemical formula |
a notation for representing elements and compounds, consists of the symbols of the constituent elements and subscripts identifying the number of atoms of each element in one molecule |
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chemical equation |
notation in which chemical formulas express the identities and their coefficients express the quantities of substances involved in a chemical reaction |
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chemical bond |
the energy that holds two atoms in a molecule together |
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filtration |
a process for separating particles suspended in a liquid or a gas from that liquid or gas by passing the mixture through a medium that retains the particles |
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distilation |
a separation technique in which the more volatile (more easily vaporized) components of a mixture are vaporized and then condensed , thereby separating them from the less volatile components |
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intensive property |
a property that is independent of the amount of substance present - such as color, bp etc. |
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extensive property |
a property that varies with the quantity of the substance present |
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physical property |
a property of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance |
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density (d) |
the ratio of the mass (m) of an object to its volume (v) |
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chemical property |
a property of a substance that can be observed only by reacting it to form another substance |
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solid |
a form of matter that has definite shape and volume |
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liquid |
a form of matter that occupies a definite volume but flows to assume the shape of its container |
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gas |
a form of matter that has neither definite volume nor shape and that expands to fill its container, also called vapor |
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sublimation |
transformation of a sold directly into a vapor (gas) |
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deposition |
transformation of a vapor (gas) directly into a solid |
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meter |
the standard unit of length, equivalent to 39.37 inches |
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significant figures |
all the certain digits in a measured value plus one estimated digit. The greater the number of significant figures, the greater the certainty with which the value is known |
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precision |
the extent to which repeated measurements of the same variable agree |
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accuracy |
agreement between an experimental value and the true value |
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conversion factor |
a fraction in which the numerator is equivalent to the denominator but is expressed in different units, making the value of the fraction one |
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kelvin (K) |
the SI unit of temperature |
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absolute zero (O K) |
the zero point on the Kelvin temperature scale; theoretically the lowest temperature possible |