CHEMISTRY Flashcards
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Chemistry
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science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of matter and how matter changes under different conditions - organic and inorganic
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Organic Chemistry
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study of substances that contain the element carbon. All living things contain carbon.
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Inorganic Chemistry
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branch of chemistry dealing with compounds that do not contain carbon, but may contain hydrogen. not flammable and will not burn because they do not contain carbon. Never were alive.
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Atoms
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particles from which all matter is composed. Smallest particle of an element that still retains the properties of that element.
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molecule
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formed by joining two or more atoms chemically