Chem 112 (Vocab) Flashcards

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A measure of the amount of matter in a substance/object.

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Mass

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2
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A measure of the space occupied by the object.

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Volume

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3
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Anything that has mass, takes up space

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Matter

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4
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Is the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties.

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Element

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5
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A substance that contains 2 or more elements chemically.

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Compound

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6
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Process that separates a solid from a liquid.

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Filtration

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7
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Process of boiling a liquid to make a Vapour and condense the Vapour to a liquid.

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Distillation

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8
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A property that depends on the amount of matter

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Extensive Property

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9
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A property that depends on the type of matter

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Intensive Property

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10
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Matter that has a uniform and definite composition

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Substance

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11
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A physical blend of 2 or more substances that aren’t chemically combined.

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Mixture

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12
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A mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout

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Homogeneous Mixture (solution)

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13
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A mixture in which the composition isnt uniform throughout

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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14
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Not easily compressed, has a more defined shape/volume

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Solid

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15
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Has an indefinite volume and is not easily compressed.

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Liquid

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16
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Has an indefinite shape/volume and is easily compressed

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Gas

17
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Some properties of material change but the compression doesnt

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Physical Change

18
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A change that produces matter with ha different composition than the original matter.

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Chemical Change

19
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Ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

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Chemical Property

20
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A quality/condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substances composition

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Physical Property

21
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During any chemical reaction the mass of products are always equal to the mass of the reactants

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Law of conservation of mass

22
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A chemical change is required to breaks down compounds into simpler substances

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Breaking down compounds

23
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Properties of compounds are quite different from those of their component elements

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Properties of compounds

24
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A homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase

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Solution

25
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A distinctive form of matter; solid, liquid, gas etc.

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Phase

26
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Substances that go in a chemical reaction

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Reactants

27
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Substances that are produced at the end of the reaction.

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Products

28
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A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture

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Precipitate

29
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A one/two letter designation for an elements

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Chemical symbol