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crystalline

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solid in which atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in patterns with long range, repeating order.

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amorphous

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solid in which atoms or molecules do not have any long-range order.

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heterogeneous mixture

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mixture in which the composition varies from one region to another

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homogeneous mixture

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mixture with the same composition

throughout

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decanting

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method of separating immiscible liquids by pouring the top layer into another container

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distillation

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The process by which mixtures of miscible liquids are separated by heating the mixture to boil off the more volatile liquid. The vaporized component is then recondensed and collected in a separate flask

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volatiel

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tending to vaporize easily

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filtration

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A procedure used to separate a mixture composed of an insoluble solid and a liquid by pouring it through filter paper or some other porous membrane or layer

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intensive property

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A property such as density that is independent of the amount of a given substance

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extensive property

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A property that depends on the amount of a given substance, such as mass

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metal

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A large class of elements that are generally good conductors of heat and electricity, lmalleable, ductile, lustrous, and tend to lose electrons during chemical change

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non metal

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A class of elements that tend to be poor conductors of heat and electricity and usually gain electrons during chemical reaction

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metalloid

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A category of elements found on the boundary between the metals and nonmetals of the periodic table, with properties intermediate between those of both groups; also called semimetals

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semiconductor

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A material with intermediate electrical conductivity that can be changed and controlled

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main group elements

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Those elements found in the s or p blocks of the periodic table, whose properties tend to be predictable based on their position in the table

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transition elements

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Those elements found in the d block of the periodic table whose properties tend to be less predictable based simply on their position in the table

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family

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A group of organic compounds with the same functional

group

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noble gases

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The group 8A elements, which are largely unreactive (inert) due to their stable filled p orbitals

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alkali metals

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Highly reactive metals in group 1A of the periodic table

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alkaline earth metals

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Fairly reactive metals in group 2A of the periodic table

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halogens

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Highly reactive nonmetals in group 7A of the periodic table

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radioactivity

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The state of those unstable atoms that emit subatomic particles or high energy electromagnetic radiation

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nuclear theory

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The theory that most of the atom’s mass and all of its positive charge is contained in a small, dense nucleus

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atomic mass unit

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A unit used to express the masses of atoms and subatomic particles, defined as 1>12 the mass of a carbon atom containing 6 protons and 6 neutrons

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atomic number

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The number of protons in an atom; the atomic number defines the element

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isotope

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Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons and consequently different masses

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natural abundance

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The relative percentage of a particular isotope in a naturally occurring sample with respect to other isotopes of the same element

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mass number

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The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom

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ion

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An atom or molecule with a net charge caused by the loss or gain of electron

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cation

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A positively charged ion

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anion

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A negatively charged ion

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chemical formula

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a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction, a balanced equation contains equal numbers of atoms of each element on both sides in atoms and molecules

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empirical formula

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A chemical formula that shows the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in the compound

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molecular formula

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A chemical formula that shows the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule of a compound

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ball-and-stick mocel

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A representation of the arrangement of atoms in a molecule that shows how the atoms are bonded to each other and the overall shape of the molecul

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space filling molecular model

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a representation of a molecule that shows how the atoms fill the space between them

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binary compound

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a compound that contains only two different elements

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oxyanion

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a polyatomic anion containing a nonmetal covalently bonded to one or more oxygen atoms

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hydrate

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an ionic compound that contains a specific number of water molecules associated with each formula unit

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acid

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A molecular compound that is able to donate an H+ ion ( proton) when dissolved in water, thereby increasing the concentration of H

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binary acid

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an acid composed of hydrogen and a nonmetal

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oxyacid

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an acid composed of hydrogen and oxyanion

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formula mass

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the average mass of a molecule of a compound in amu

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mass spectrometry

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a measure of the quantity of matter making up an object

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mole

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a unit defined as the amount of material containing 6.00*10^23 particles

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polyatomic ion

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a ion composed of two or more atoms

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oxyanion

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a polyatomic anion containing a nonmetal covalently bonded to one or more oxygen atoms

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hydrate

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an ionic compound that contains a specific number of water molecules associated with each formula unit

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mass percent composition

mass percent

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an element’s percentage of the total mass of a compound containing the element

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empirical formula molar mass

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the sum of the masses of all the atoms in an empirical formula

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combustion analysis

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a method of obtaining empirical formulas for unknown compounds, especially those containing carbon and hydrogen by burning a sample of the compound in pure oxygen and analyzing the product of the combustion reaction

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combustion reaction

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a type of chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen to form one or more oxygen containing compounds, the reaction often causes the evolution of heat and light in the form of flame

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reactants

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the starting substance of a chemical reaction, they appear to the left-hand side of the chemical equation

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products

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the substances produced in a chemical reaction, they appear on the right-hand of a chemical equation

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barometer

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an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure

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atmosphere

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a unit of pressure based on the average pressure of air at sea level
1atm=101.325 Pa

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pascal

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the SI unit of pressure, defined as N/m^2

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manometer

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An instrument used to determine the pressure of a
gaseous sample, consisting of a liquid-filled U-shaped tube with one end exposed to the ambient pressure and the other end connected to the sample

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boyle’s law

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the law that states that volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure v=1/p

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charles’s law

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the law that states that the volume of gas is directly proportional to its temperature v=T

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ideal gas law

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the law that combines the relationships of Boyle’s and Charles’s law, and Avogadro’s law into one comprehensive equation of state with the proportionality constant R in the for ov PV=nRT

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ideal gas constant

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the proportionality constant of the ideal gas law, R, equal to 8.314J/mol * K or 0.08206 L * atm/mol * K

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molar volume

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the volume occupied by one mole of gas, the molar volume of an ideal gas at STP is 22.4L

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standard temp and pressure STP

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the conditions of T=0C and P = 1atm, used primarily in refrence to gas

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partial pressure

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the pressure due to any individual component in a gas mixture

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dalton’s law of partial pressure

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the law stating that the sun of the partial pressures of the components in a gas mixture must equal the total pressure

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mole fraction

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the number of moles of a component in a mixture divided by the total number of molesl in the mixture

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hypoxia

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a physiological condition caused by low levels of oxygen, marked by dizziness, headache, shortness of breath, and eventually unconsciousness or even death in severe cases

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vapor pressure

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the partial pressure of a vapor in dynamic equilibrium with its liquid

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energy

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the capacity to do work

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work

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the result of a force acting through a distance

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heat

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the flow of energy caused by a temperature difference

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kinetic energy

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the energy associated with motion of an object

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thermal energy

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a type of kinetic energy associated with the temperature of an object, arising from the motion of individual atoms or molecules in the object

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potential energy

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the energy associated with the position or composition of an object

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chemical energy

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the energy associated with the relative positions of electrons and nuclei in atoms and molecules

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law of conservation of energy

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a law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction

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system

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in thermodynamics, the portion of the universe that is singled out for investigation

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surroundings

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in thermodynamics, everything in the universe that exists outside the system under investigation

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joule

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the SI unit for energy, equal to 1kg*m^2/s^2

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calorie

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a unit of energy defined as the amount of energy required to raise one gro=am of water 1C, equal to 4.184J

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Calorie

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shorthand notation for the kilocalorie or 1000 calories, also called the nutritional calorie, the unit of energy used on nutritional labels

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kilowatt-hour

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an energy unit used primarily to express large amounts of energy produced by the flow of electricity equal to 3.60*10^6J

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