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25 Cards in this Set
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Applied Research |
Research geared to specifically solve a problem. |
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Atom |
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identity of that element. |
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Basic Research |
Research carried out for the sake of increasing knowledge. |
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Chemical |
Any substance that has a definite composition. |
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Chemical Change |
A change in which one or more substances is converted into different substances. |
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Chemical Property |
A substance's ability to undergo changes that transform it into different substances. |
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Chemistry |
The study of the composition,structure, and properties of matter, the processes that matter undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany these processes. |
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Compound |
A substance that can be broken down into simple stable substances. |
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Element |
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler, stable substances and is made of one type of atom. |
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Extensive Property |
Property that DEPENDS on the amound of matter that is present. |
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Gas |
Matter in this state has no definite volume or shape. |
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Heterogeneous Mixture |
Mixture that is NOT uniform throughout. |
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Homogeneous Mixture |
Mixture that IS uniform throughout. |
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Intensive Property |
Property that DOES NOT depend on the amount of matter that is present. |
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Liquid |
Matter in this state has a definite volume but no definite shape. |
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Mass |
A measure of the amount of matter something has. |
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Matter |
Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
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Mixture |
A blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its owns characteristics. |
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Physical Change |
A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance. |
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Physical Property |
A characteristic that can be observed of measure without changing the identity of the substance. |
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Plasma |
High-temperature physical state of matter in which atoms lose most of their electrons. |
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Product |
The new substances that are formed from a chemical reaction. |
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Pure Substance |
Substance that has a fixed composition and differs from a mixture in two ways. |
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Reactant |
The substances that undergo chemical change in a reaction. |
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Solid |
Matter in this state has definite volume and definite shape. |
