chem final Flashcards
density
the quantity per unit volume, area, or length. mass over volume
metric system
weights and measures in which the meter is the unit of length and kilogram is weight
scientific notation
a way of writing large or small numbers
hypothesis
a guess on what will happen
theory
principles of explaination or proposed explanation that needs experimentation
chemical
any compound with a defined comp
matter
a physical substance that occupies space
atom
a particle of matter that defines a element
compound
a thing that is composed of two separate elements
physical prop
characteristic of matter 5 senses
chemical prop
any of a materials properties that become evident in reactions
reactants
a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during reaction
products
the substance created in a reaction
metals
malleable ductile good conductors of electricity and heat sea of electrons
isotope
two or more forms of the same element which. obtain equal numbers of protons but different neutrons
atomic mass
weight of an atom