Chemistry Vocab Quiz Flashcards
Chemical change
A change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter
Chemical property
The ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change
Chemical reaction
A change in which one or more reactants change into one or more products
Chemical symbol
A one or two letter representation of an element
Compound
A substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined as dissociated free ions
Distillation
A process used to separate dissolved solids from a liquid
Element
The simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties
Extensive property
A property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample
Filtration
A process that separates a solid from the liquid in the heterogeneous mixture
Gas
Has no definite shape or volume
Heterogeneous mixture
A mixture that is NOT uniform in composition
Homogeneous mixture
A mixture that is uniform in composition
Intensive property
A property that depends on the type of matter in a sample
Law of conversation of mass
In any physical change or chemical reaction, mass is conversed, mass can be neither created nor destroyed
Liquid
A form of matter that flows, has a fixed volume and indefinite shape