Chemistry: Unit 2 Flashcards
chemistry
science that deals with the identification of substances
matter
something that has mass
extensive properties
depends on the amount in the matter
intensive properties
physical properties
mass
how much space something takes up
volume
amount of space occupied by a 3-dimensional object
physical property
meausrable property
physical change
changes affecting the chemical subsastnace
chemical property
charactersitic of a substance
chemical change
changes the compostion
phase
period of change or process of change
solid
stable shape and volume
liquid
stable volume, can take any shape
gas
unstable volume, unstable shape
freezing
liquid to solid
melting
solid to liquid
vaporization
liquid to vapor
condensation
gaseousous to liquid states
sublimation
solid to gas
despostion
gas to solid
substance
specific composition
element
substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
chemical symbol
short hand method of represetning an element
compound
substrance formed when two or more chemicals bonded together