Chemistry: Matter Flashcards
What is chemistry?
The study of matter, it’s properties and it’s changes.
What is the study of matter, it’s properties and it’s changes?
Chemistry
What is matter?
Anything with volume and mass.
What is anything with volume and mass?
Matter
What are pure substances?
Anything made of one type of matter. All particles have the same properties.
What is anything made of one type of matter with all particles having the same properties?
Pure Substances
What are mixtures?
The type of matter that contains two or more different substances.
What is the type of matter that contains two or more different substances?
Mixtures
What are elements?
The type of pure substances that can not be broken down any further. They are found on the periodic table. Examples include sodium (Na), iron (Fe) and boron (B).
What are the type of pure substances that can not be broken down any further?
Elements
What are compounds?
The type of pure substances that contain two or more different elements, chemical bonded together.
What is the type of pure substances that contain two or more different elements, chemically bonded together?
Compounds
What are heterogeneous mixtures?
Mixtures with two visible parts.
What is a mixture with two visible parts?
Heterogeneous Mixture
What is a suspension?
A type of heterogeneous mixture. Usually a liquid. An example is Italian salad dressing.
What is the type of heterogeneous mixture that is usually a liquid?
Suspension
What is a mechanical mixture?
A type of heterogeneous mixture. Usually a solid. An example is pizza.
What is the type of heterogeneous mixture that is usually a solid?
Mechanical Mixture
What are homogeneous mixtures?
Mixtures that look and feel the same throughout. Any solution is a homogeneous mixture. An example is Kool-Aid
What is a mixture that looks and feel the same throughout?
Homogeneous Mixture
What type of mixture is a solution?
Homogeneous Mixture
