Chapter 2 Flashcards
Pure Substances
composed of 1 type of particle
Mixture
composed of 2+ types of particles
Homogenous mixture (solution)
mixture of 2+ substances
uniform throughout
ex: water, sugar
Heterogenous mixture
mixture throughout the solution
non-uniform
ex: ice cubes in drink, sand and water, salt and oil
Quantitative properties
measuring/quantifying something
Qualitative properties
noting or describing how a process happens
Intensive properties
independent on the amount of substance
ex: density, melting pt., boiling pt.
Extensive properties
dependent on amount of substances
not used to identify matter
ex: mass, volume
Physical properties
not changing composition
odor, taste, color, appearance, melting pt., boiling pt., density
Chemical properties
displayed only by changing composition
corrosiveness
flammability, toxicity, temperature, color change
Physical changes
alter only state or appearance, NOT composition or identity
Chemical changes
atoms rearrange
transforming original into different substances
Precision
how close a series of measurements are to one another
how reproducible measurements are
Accuracy
how close measured value is to actual valued
scientific method
observation/question, research topic area, hypothesis, test w/ experiment, analyze data, report conclusions