Chemistry Chapters 1-2

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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Chemistry

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the study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes

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Organic chem

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the study of all chemicals containing carbon

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inorganic chem

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the study of chemicals that do not contain carbon

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biochemistry

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the study of processes that take place in organisms

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analytical chem

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focuses on the composition of matter

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physical chem

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the area that deals with the mechanism, rate, and energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change

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pure chem

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the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake.

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applied chem

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research directed toward a practical goal or application

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technology

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the means by which a society provides its members with those things needed and desired

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pollutant

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a material found in air, water, or soil that is harmful to humans or other organisms

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scientific method

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a logical systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem

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mass

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a measure of the amount of matter the object contains

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volume

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a measure of the space occupied by the object

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extensive property

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property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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intensive property

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a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample, not the amount of matter

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substance

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matter that has a uniform and definite composition

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physical property

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a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's composition

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solid

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form of matter that has a definite shape and volume

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liquid

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a form of matter that has an indefinite shape, flows, yet has a fixed volume

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gas

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a form of matter that takes both the shape and volume of its container

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vapor

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the term describes the gaseous state of a substance that is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature

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physical change

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some properties of a material change, but the composition of the material doesn't.

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mixture

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a physical blend of two or more components

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phase

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term used to describe any part of a sample with uniform composition and properties.

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filtration

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the process that separates a solid from the liquid in a heterogeneous mixture

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distillation

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a liquid is boiled to produce a vapor that is then condensed into a liquid

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element

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the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties

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compound

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a substance that contains 2+ elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion

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chemical change

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a change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter

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chemical property

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the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

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chemical reaction

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1+ substances change into 1+ substances during a chemical reaction

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precipitate

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a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture