Exam 1 Flashcards
Matter
Is anything that has mass and occupies space
Chemistry
Deals with the properties and reactions of substances
Atom
Smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element
Element
A type of matter that cannot be broken down into 2 or more pure substances. An example is aluminum
Compound
A pure substance that contains more than one element. For example water or methane
Physical property
Such as melting point or density which can be determined without changing the chemical identity of a substance
Physical change
Doesn’t change the identity of a substance
Chemical property
Of a substance that is observed during a chemical reaction
Chemical change
Does change the identity of a substance
Mixture
Contains two or more substances combined in such a way that each substance retains its chemical identity
Separation methods:
Filtration- used to separate a heterogenous solid liquid mixture
Distillation- used to resolve a homogenous solid liquid mixture/ heating or cooling
Chromatography- used to separate all kinds of mixtures
Homogenous mixture/solution
Uniform mixtures are one in which the composition is the samea throughout
Examples - seawater
Heterogenous mixture
Non uniform mixtures are those in which the composition varies throughout
Examples- most rocks
Pure substance
Has it’s own unique set of properties that serve to distinguish it from all other substances
Examples- intensive and extensive
Extensive
Which depends upon the amount if sample
Example- volume