Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
The process in which a new kind of matter forms
Chemical Change
The scientific law that in any physical or chemical change the total mass of the matter does not change.
Conservation of Matter
The process in which one or more substances change into one or more different substances.
Chemical Reaction
A chemical change is a change that produces one or more new
Substances
Ex: When Charcoal burns, a chemical change occurs in which charcoal and oxygen form new _______________________. These new substances are ashes and gases that you cannot see.
Substances
When a chemical change occurs, the ____________________ that make up the original substances rearrange to form new substances.
particles
_________________________ of a chemical change may include the release of heat or light, a change in color, a new smell, gas bubbles, or formation of a solid.
Evidence
The law of conservation of matter states that in any chemical change or physical change, the total __________________ of the matter does not change.
mass
The combined _________ of the substances before a chemical change is the same as the combined mass of the substances after the chemical change.
mass
When you observe one of more substances change into one or more new substances, you observe a chemical _______________.
Ex: nails rust as a result of a chemical reaction. The iron in the nails and oxygen gas from the air react to form rust.
reaction
Chemical changes occur in the __________________ all the time.
kitchen
Ex: A chemical change occurs when a chef makes fresh cheese. To make fresh cheese, the chef adds lemon juice to whole milk. Once the two liquid ingredients are mixed, _________________pieces start to form. The solid pieces, called curds, are chunks of the fresh cheese. They form as a result of a chemical change. To prepare the cheese to eat, the chef____________ the curd from the liquid.
solid, separates.
A substance where different materials are put together but each keeps its own properties.
mixture
A mixture in which the substances are evenly spread out and do not settle to the bottom of the container
solution
In a mixture, different materials are placed together, but each material in the mixture keeps its own _______________________.
properties