classifying matter Flashcards

1
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What’s the difference between accurate and precise?

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  • accuracy is the closeness to the accepted value

- precision is how many significant digits it possesses

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2
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How is uncertainty measured

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To the smallest decimal place that the number has

- Ex. 16.998 +or- 0.002

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What is the difference between a hypothesis, a theory, and a law?

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  • A hypothesis is a SINGLE UNPROVEN idea to explain things. It is only
  • A theory is a TESTED, REFINED AND EXPANDED set of hypothesis’ that explains why nature behaves in a certain way
  • A law is a broad generalized statement that has lots of experimental evidence
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4
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Whats the difference between qualitative and quantitative?

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Qualitative is non-numerical evidence quantitative is numerical evidence.
ex. colour vs numbers

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5
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What is an observation?

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qualitative info collected through the direct use of our senses

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6
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What is an interpretation?

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an attempt to put meaning into an observation

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7
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What is a description?

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a list of the properties something has

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8
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What is data?

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quantitative info that is determined from references

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9
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What is Boyle’s law?

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  • if temperatures are unchanged, the greater the pressure applied to a gas, the smaller its volume
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10
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What is Charles’s law?

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-if the applied pressure is unchanged, the the greater the temperature of a gas, the greater its volume

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11
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What is a substance?

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something with a unique and unidentifiable set of properties

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12
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What is a physical property?

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A property that can be found without creating a new substance

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13
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What is a chemical property?

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A property that can be identified by undergoing chemical reactions and change into new substances

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14
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What is an extensive/intensive property?

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extensive: physical property which depends on the amount of the substance present
intensive: physical property which depends solely on the nature of the substance , and NOT how much is present

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15
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What is plasma?

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gas made of charged particles such as electron sand naked atomic nuclei at high temperatures (ex lightning, neon lights)

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16
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What is superconductive state?

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allows energy to flow without ANY resistance

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17
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What is superfluid state?

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No frictional forces (A special type of helium)

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18
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What is supercondensed state?

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Extremely high density found in collapsed stars

19
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Define Hardness, ductility, malleability, lustre, viscosity, diffusion

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Hardness: the ability to resist scratching
Malleability: the ability to be hammered into sheets
Ductility: the ability to be stretched into wires
Lustre: how it can reflect light
Viscosity: the resistance of a fluid to flow
Diffusion: The intermingling of fluids as a result of motion

20
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What is a system?

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the part of the universe being studied in a given situation

21
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What is a phase?

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The part of a system which is uniform in composition and properties

22
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What are elements and atoms?

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  • An element is a substance which cannot be separated into simpler substances as a result of a chemical process
  • An atom is the smallest possible unit of an element which retains the properties
23
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What are molecules, ions and particles?

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  • A molecule is a cluster of two or more atoms held together strongly by electrical forces
  • An ion is an atom or molecule that has an electric charge
  • A particle is a general term used to describe an atom, molecule or ion
24
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what is heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures?

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A heterogeneous mixture is a substance consisting of more than one phase
A homogeneous mixture is a substance consisting of only one phase

25
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What is a pure substance?

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homogeneous and unchangeable composition

26
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What is a mixture?

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a system made up of 2+ substances

27
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What is a mechanical mixture?

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a heterogeneous mixture of 2+ substances

28
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What is a solution?

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A homogenous mixture of 2+ substances

29
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What is solvent/solute?

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A solvent is the larger component, solute is the smaller quantity

30
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Name the eight methods of separation

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  1. Hand separation
  2. filtration
  3. evaporation
  4. distillation
  5. extraction
  6. recrystalization
  7. gravity separation
  8. chromatography
31
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what materials can you use for hand separation?

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by hand, a sieve or a magnet

32
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what materials can you use for filtration? what are the names for the two separated substances?

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filter paper, left in the filter paper is the residue and what falls through is the filtrate

33
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What kind of substances can be used for evaporation?

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Solid-in-liquid to isolate the solid

34
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What can be used for distillation?

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A distillation setup

35
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How can you extract a solvent?

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Using a separatory funnel

36
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What is miscible/immiscible?

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soluble/insoluble

37
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How does recrystallization work?

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evaporation a solid-in-liquid mixture where the solution is separated in a pure crystalline state

38
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How does gravity separation work?

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A centrifuge is used to separate solids from a mechanical mixture based on density

39
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What are the methods for solid in solid mechanical mixtures?

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hand, gravity, solvent, chromatography

40
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What are the methods for solid in liquid mechanical mixtures?

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Hand, gravity, filtration

41
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What are the methods for solid in liquid solutions?

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evaporation, extraction, recrystallization, chromatography

42
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What are the methods for liquid in liquid solutions?

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distillation, extraction

43
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What are the three types of molecular kinetic energy?

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rotational, vibrational, translational