Chemistry Flashcards

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Chemical

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Substances that can undergo change to produce new substances.

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Examples of chemicals matter

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-Flammability
-Acidity
-Corrosiveness
-Combustibility

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Physical

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Properties that can be seen with our senses.

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Pure Substance

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Consists only of one element or one compound

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Mixture

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Consists of two or more different substances, not chemically joined together.

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Element

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A pure substance that is made from one type of atom.

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Compound

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Made up of different elements joined together by a chemical bond.

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Solution

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Mixture of 2+ substances, evenly mixed.

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Suspension

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A mixture between a liquid and particles of a solid.

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Mechanical Mixture

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2+ particle types that can be seen as different kinds of matter and are not evenly mixed.

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Atomic Number

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The number of protons in the nucleus (which is the same as the number of electrons in the atom).

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Groups

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Groups or families because of their similar chemical behavior. The chemical elements have atoms with identical valence electron counts. (Columns)

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Periods

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A row of chemical elements. All elements in a row have the same number of electron shells. Each next element in a period has one more proton.

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Types of families

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Alkali metals, Alkaline earth metals, transition metals, non-metals, halogens, noble gases, rare earth metals

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Alkaline metals

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Easy to shape, malleable, and conductors of thermal energy. It reacts violently with water. (Exp. Lithium, Li)

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Alkaline earth metals

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Flexible, ductile, and conducts electricity. It reacts mildly with water. (Exp. Magnesium, Mg)

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Transition metals

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Lustre, malleability, and resistance to corrosion.

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Non-metals

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Not shiny, ductile, or malleable. (Exp. Carbon, C)

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Noble gases

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A gas that does not react at all. (Exp. Neon, Ne)

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Halogens

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A highly reactive gas. (Exp. Chlorine, Cl)

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Ionic

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metals + non-metals

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Covalent

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non-metals + non-metals

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Cations

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Positively-charged ions (atoms or groups of atoms that have more protons than electrons due to having lost one or more electrons).

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Anions

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Negatively-charged ions (meaning they have more electrons than protons due to having gained one or more electrons).