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Chem Vocab 2 9/8/11 Flashcards

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Space equals…

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Volume

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that occupies SPACE and has MASS

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Volume (space) vs. area?

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Volume is 3 dimensional ( l x w x h) and area is 2 dimensional ( l x w)

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What are the four states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma

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What are the characteristics of solid and liquid particles?

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Solids and liquids can have charged or non charged particles

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Properties of gases?

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Gases have zero charge, but an extreme amount of energy

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Plasma is just like a gas except…

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Plasma has charged particles

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All matter has what two properties?

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Physical and chemical properties

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What are some characteristics of physical properties?

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State (solid liquid gas or plasma), color, density, melting and boiling point

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Physical properties can do what…

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Physical properties can help you identify substances

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Most of the periodic table consists of…

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Metals

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Metals are

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Shining, ductile, malleable, and at room temperature, most are solids

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Ductile means…

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Able to be drawn out into a thin wire

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Malleable means…

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Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without cracking or breaking

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There is a red staircase line on the periodic table. What is the difference between metals to the left and the right of the staircase line?

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Elements on the left are metals (except bordering metals) and elements on the right are nonmetals.

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Some of the elements bordering the lines are known as…

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Metalloids, or semi-metals.

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All matter breaks down into…

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Pure substances and mixtures

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Mixtures breakdown into…

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Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures

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Pure substances break down into…

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Elements and compounds, and compounds are a set combination of 2 or more elements.

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An example of a homogeneous mixture?

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Sugar water. Water and sugar will combine together and bond.

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Heterogeneous mixture?

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Peanut butter and peanuts. They don’t really mix well and bond together

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