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Chemistry Definitions Flashcards

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Filtration

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The separation of soil and water (filtering in a mixture through filter paper to separate the two substances)

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Residue

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The substance trapped in the filterpaper

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Filtrate

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Clearwater that passes through the filter paper

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Evaporation

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Used to separate a soluble solid and a liquid

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Chromatography

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Technic used to separate a mixture of dyes in ink

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Distillation

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Used to separate substances with different boiling points

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Matter

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Anything that occupy space and has mass

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Particles

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Atoms or molecules

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Sublimation

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Change it items from one state to another

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Element

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A substance made up of only one type of atom

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Molecule

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A substance made up of two or more atoms chemically combine together

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Compound

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Two or more elements chemically combine together

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Mixture

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Two or more substances mingled together but not chemically combined

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Atom

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The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element

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Atomic number

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The number of protons in an atom of the element

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Mass number

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The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom of the element ( electrons are negligible )

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Isotopes

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Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons in the nucleus

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Noble gases

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Un reactive nonmetals which exist as single atoms

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Solution

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When something is dissolved in a liquid

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Solute

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The substance being dissolved

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solvent

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The liquid is the solute is dissolving into

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Concentrated solution

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Lots of solute very little solvent

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Dilute solution

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Lots of solvent very little solute

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Solubility

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The amount of grams of solute that dissolve fully in hundred grams of solvent at a set temperature

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Saturated solution

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Contains as much of the dissolved solute that it can at that temperature

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Ionic bond

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Force of attraction between the negative and positive ion

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Ion

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An atom that has lost or gained electrons

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Corrosion

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A reaction in which a metal slowly reacts with oxygen in the air to form an oxide

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galvanising

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Coating with a layer of zinc

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Chromium plating

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Coating with a shiny layer of chromium

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Alloy

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A mixture of two or more metals

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Fuel

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A substance which burns in oxygen to produce heat

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Fossil fuel

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A fuel formed from the remains of plants or animals

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Alkalis

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Bases soluble in water

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Indicator

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I chemical that changes colour according to whether a substance is an acid or a base

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Catalyst

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A chemical that speed up or slow start a chemical reaction without being changed or used in the process

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Screening

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Removal of waste products from water using a mesh screen

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Settling

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Aliminium sulphate added to water in large tanks causing smaller particles to settle at the bottom

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Filtration

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Water passes through sand to remove smaller particles

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chlorination

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Addition of chlorine to water to kill bacteria

41
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Fluoridation

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Fluorine added to water to help prevent tooth decay

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Ion-exchanger

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Removes water hardness

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Hard water

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Water containing dissolved compounds

44
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Meniscus

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Curved surface of a liquid in a vessel

45
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Desalination

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Process of obtaining freshwater from seawater

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Electrolysis

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Passing electricity through water to split it into two elements

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