Chemistry Flashcards

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chemistry

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is the study of the structure, properties, composition, mechanisms, and reactions of organic compounds.

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matter

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physical substance in general

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Extensive Property

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Mass and volume

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Intensive Property

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the amount of material in the system.

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Mass

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a measure of the amount of matter in an object

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Volume

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the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas.

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Physical Properties

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used to observe and describe matter

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Physical Change

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any change in matter that involves the substance going from one physical state to another.

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Chemical Property

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s any of a material’s properties that becomes evident during, or after

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Chemical Change

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occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance

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Phase (Phase of Matter)

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The states in which matter can exist: as a solid, liquid, or gas.

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Solid

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firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.

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Liquid

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a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

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Gas

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an airlike fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available, irrespective of its quantity.

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Freezing

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The process through which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.

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Melting

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or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.

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Vaporization

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of an element or compound is a phase transition from the liquid phase to vapor.

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Element

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

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Chemical Symbol

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an abbreviation or short representation of a chemical element; the symbols in the periodic table.

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Consendation

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is the process of a substance in a gaseous state transforming into a liquid state.

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Sublimation

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is a type of phase transition, or a change in a state of matter, just like melting, freezing, and evaporation.

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Deposition

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The direct solidification of a vapor by cooling; the reverse of sublimation.

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Substance

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matter which has a specific composition and specific properties.

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Compound

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substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically bonded together.

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Mixture

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Any substance that has a uniform and unchanging composition is considered to be pure.

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Homogeneous Mixture

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refers to substances and mixtures which are in a single phase, such as air

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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any combination of substances that does not have uniform composition and properties; a mixture of physically distinct substances with different properties

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Solution

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the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.

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Filtration

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any of various mechanical, physical or biological operations that separate solids from fluids (liquids or gases) by adding a medium through which only the fluid can pass.

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Distillation

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the separating of the constituents of a liquid by boiling it and then condensing the vapor that results.

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Chemical Reaction

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a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products.

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Reactant

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substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction

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Product

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reactants are transformed into products after passing through a high energy transition state.

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Precipitate

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cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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states that mass in an isolated system is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations.