Branches of Chemistry, Matter and Sub-atomic particles Flashcards

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deals with the identification and quantification of chemical substances.

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Analytical Chemistry

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deals with the physical properties of chemical substances using physics and mathematical computations.

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Physical Chemistry

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deals with carbon compounds.

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Organic Chemistry

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deals with compound without H and C.

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Inorganic Chemistry

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5
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deals with chemical reactions with living things.

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Biochemistry

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anything with mass and volume and takes up space.

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Matter

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this matter has a definite shape and is not free-flowing.

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Solid

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this matter conforms to the shape of the container it is in.

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Liquid

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this matter occupies the whole space of a container and its particles are distant to each other.

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Gas

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this matter is a collection of charged particles containing nearly equal numbers of positive and negative ions.

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Plasma

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the actual, non-chemical, aspect of matter.

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Physical (property)

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12
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the elements which the matter is made of.

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Chemical (property)

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a change in the phase or state of a substance. Some physical properties of substances are altered but its chemical composition remain unchanged.

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Physical (change)

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a change in composition of its molecules changes. The properties of the original substances with new properties are produced.

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Chemistry (change)

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15
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solid to liquid (ex. melting of ice and snow).

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Melting or Fusion

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liquid to solid (ex. freezing water of a liquid material).

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Freezing

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solid to gas (ex. dry ice).

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Sublimation

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gas to solid (ex. fromation of snow and frost).

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Deposition

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liquid to gas (ex. water cycle).

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Vaporization

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gas to liquid (ex. formation of dew).

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Condensation

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the periodic table; cannot be broken down.

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Elements

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two or more elements bonded together. Can be broken down or created by means of reaction but not by mehcanical or physical techniques.

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Compound

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is the smallest unit of an element that has a property of an element.

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Atom

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is the smallest unit of compound. A group of atoms linked together by sharing electrons in a chemical bond. It can also participate in a chemical reaction.

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Moleule

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is very small compared with the rest of the atoms and it contains most of the atomic mass.

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Nucleus

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carries the negative charged ion.

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Electron

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carries the positive charged ion.

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Proton

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has the same mass as proton but with no electric charge.

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Neutron

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total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.

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Mass Number

30
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equals to the number of protons in an atom.

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Atomic Number

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atoms have the same elements and have the same number of protons but have different numbers of neutrons or masses.

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Isotopes

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the average weight (mass) of an atom of an element, taking into account the masses of all its isotopes and the percentage of the occurence in nature.

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Atomic Weight

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substances made up of different compounds.

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Mixtures

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singular identifiable characteristic.

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Homogenous

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multiple identifiable characteristic.

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Heterogenous

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substances with fixed chemical composition.

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Pure Substances