Chapter 7: Chemical and Physical Change Flashcards
Define - Physical Change
a change that doesn’t create a new substance
Define - Physical Properties
the characteristics that describe it’s physical appearance
Define - Change of State
when a substance changes between a solid, liquid gas
Define - Density
Is a measure of mass per unit of volume
Define - Volume
Is the quantity of 3D of enclosed spaces
Define - Freezing
the changing of a liquid to a solid
Define - Melting
the changing of a solid to liquid
Define - Condensation
the changing of a gas to a liquid
Define - Evaporation
the changing of a liquid to gas
Define - Sublimation
the changing of a solid to gas
Define - Deposition
the changing of a gas to a solid
Define - Mixing
Non-chemically combining two or more substances
Define - Solute
the solid dissolved in a liquid
Define - Solvent
the liquid with a solid dissolved in it
Define - Solution
a substance with a solute in a solvent in it
Define - Crystallisation
the reverse process of dissolving through evaporation
Define - Chemical Change
a change that craters a new substance
Define - Precipitate
a solid formed in a chemical change
Define - Particle model
a simplified version of solids liquids and gases
Define - Solid
a substance that has particles that are closely packed
Define - Liquid
a substance that’s particles are loosely bonded
Define - Gas
a substance that’s particles are far apart
Define - Chemical reaction
the process of rearranging atoms to form a different substance
Define - Reactant
The starting substance in a chemical reaction
Define - Product
the substances formed in chemical changes
Define - Combustion
a chemical reaction where a substance is burnt with oxygen producing light and heat