Chapter 2- Matter Flashcards
Chemistry
A part of Physical science that helps understand what an object is made of the properties of this object and how it interacts and changes.
Matter
Matter is everything around you. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
Element
Anything on the periodic table and is made up of atoms
Atom
Atoms are tiny and the basic unit of chemical elements
Compound
Made up of two or more elements chemically combined.
Molecules
Conjoined atoms to make substances
Chemical formula
Combination of numbers and letters to model substances
Pure substance
Single element or compound with physical and chemical properties.
Mixture
Mixtures are substances that can be taken apart
Heterogeneous mixture
A substance is not unevenly distributed
Homogeneous mixture
Evenly disturbed and the same all the way
Miscible
substances are mixed together.
Immiscibe
Substances that will not mix together.
Melting point
At which when the object starts to melt.
Boiling point
When an object starts boiling