Chemistry 1 Flashcards
anything that has mass and occupies space
Matter
combinations of two or more substances in which each substance retains its own chemical identity and hence its own properties
Mixtures
change of state or phase
Physical Change
transformation in which substances are converted into other substances
chemical change
a substance composed of two or more elements chemically compounded into other substances
compound
substance that cannot be decomposed by any chemical reaction into simpler substances
element
the total mass of the products of a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the reactants
law of conservation of mass
the elemental composition of a pure compound is always the same, regardless of its source
law of definite composition (law of definite proportions)
when two elements from more than one compound, the masses of one element in these compounds for a fixed mass of the other element are in ratios of small whole numbers
law of multiple proportions
the number of protons in the nucleus
Atomic Mass
number of protons + number of neutrons
mass number
atoms of the same element with different mass numbers
Isotopes
exactly 1/12 the mass of carbon-12 atom
atomic mass unit (amu)
average mass of atoms of an element in amu: mass in g of one mol of the element
Atomic mass (weight)
quantity of a given substance that contains as many molecules or formula units as the number of atoms in exactly 12 g of carbon-12: consists of 6.02x10^23 particles
Mole (mol)
mass of one mol of substance; in g, it is numerically equal to the formula mass (weight) in atomic mass units
Molar mass
(mass of A in the whole/mass of the whole)(100)
Mass% of A
definite group of atoms that are chemically bonded together
Molecule
electrically-charged particle obtained from an atom or chemically bonded group of atoms by adding or removing electrons
Ion
notation that uses symbols with numerical subscripts to convey the relative proportions of atoms of the different elements in the substance
Chemical Formula
formula with the smallest integer
empirical formula
chemical formula that gives the exact number of different atoms of an element in a molecule
Molecular Formula