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Chemistry Vocab Quiz Flashcards

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Chemical change

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A change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter

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Chemical property

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The ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

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Chemical reaction

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A change in which one or more reactants change into one or more products

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Chemical symbol

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A one or two letter representation of an element

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Compound

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A substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined as dissociated free ions

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Distillation

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A process used to separate dissolved solids from a liquid

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Element

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The simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties

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Extensive property

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A property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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Filtration

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A process that separates a solid from the liquid in the heterogeneous mixture

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Gas

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Has no definite shape or volume

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Heterogeneous mixture

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A mixture that is NOT uniform in composition

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Homogeneous mixture

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A mixture that is uniform in composition

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Intensive property

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A property that depends on the type of matter in a sample

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Law of conversation of mass

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In any physical change or chemical reaction, mass is conversed, mass can be neither created nor destroyed

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Liquid

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A form of matter that flows, has a fixed volume and indefinite shape

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter that an object contains

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Mixture

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A physical blend of two or more substances not chemically combined

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Phase

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Any part of a sample with uniform composition and properties

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Physical change

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A change during which some properties of a material change

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Physical property

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A quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substances composition

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Precipitate

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A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture

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Product

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A substance produced in a chemical reaction

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Reactant

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A substance present at the start of a reaction

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Solid

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Definite shape and volume

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Solution

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A homogeneous mixture

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Substance

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Matter that has a uniform and definite composition

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Vapor

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Describes the gaseous state of a substance that is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature

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Volume

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Measure of the space occupied by a sample of matter

Chemistry Vocab Quiz (3 decks)

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