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16 Cards in this Set
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Chemistry
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The science that seeks to understand the behavoir of matter by studying what atoms and molecules do.
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Matter
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Anything that occupies space and has mass. Matter exists in different states: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Energy
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The capacity to do work.
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Compound
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A substance composed of two or more elements in fixed, definite proportions
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Element
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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
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Atom
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The smallest identifiable unit of an element
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Molecule
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Two or more atoms joined in a specific arrangement by chemical bonds. A molecule is the smallest identifiable unit of a molecular compound.
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Organic Chemistry
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The study of carbon containing compounds and their reactions.
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Biochemistry
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The study of the substances and processes that occur in living organisms
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Analytical Chemistry
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The study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials.
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Inorganic Chemistry
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The Branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds
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Physical Chemistry
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The Study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of laws and concepts of physics
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Scientific Method
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The way that scientists learn about the natural world. The scientific method involves observations, law,s hypothesis, theories, and experimentation
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Qualitative Data
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Data pertaining to things without numbers.
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Quantitative Data
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Data that can be recorded by using numbers.
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Archimedes Principle
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Law of physics stating that upward boyant force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid the body displaces
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