Acids and ases first quiz Flashcards
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What is empirical ?
Empirical refers to knowledge or information that is based on observable and measurable evidence.
What is theoretical?
Based on ideas or concepts that explain something.
It’s more about thinking and understanding how things work, even if you can’t see them directly.
What does matter break down into?
Pure substances and mixtures
What do both pure substances and mixtures break down into?
Pure substances break down into compounds and elements.
Mixtures break down into homogenous and heterogenous mixtures.
What is a solution empirically and theoretically?
Empirically, a solution is homogeneous because its properties are consistent throughout. Theoretically, it is uniform at the atomic and molecular levels.
What is the normal prerequisite for chemical change?
dissolving substances
What is a matter?
anything that has mass and occupies space
What is uniform in science?
In science, when something is described as uniform, it means that its properties, appearance, or composition are identical throughout.
What is a pure substance?
Made up of one thing only
What is a compound?
substance made up of 2 or more elements
What is an element?
Substance made up of only one type of atom
What is a mixture
combination of 2 or more substances
What is a homogenous mixture
A homogeneous mixture is one where the components are evenly distributed, so it looks the same throughout.
What is a heterogenous mixture
A heterogeneous mixture has unevenly distributed components, so you can often see the different parts.
What is the definition of “dissolving”
A process in which
Dissolving is the process where a substance (the solute) breaks down and mixes evenly into another substance (the solvent) to form a solution.