General Chem. Flashcards

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branch of natural science concerned with description and classification of matter, changes matter undergoes, and energy associated with those changes

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chemistry

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2
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chemistry of inorganic matter; branch that studies branch and properties of elements not including organic compounds; all elements besides carbon

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inorganic

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3
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deals with carbon containing compounds

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organic

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4
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chemistry of life; deals with compounds produced by living compounds

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biochemistry

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5
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study of those types of matter and changes of matter related to disinfection and preservation of remains

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embalming chemistry

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6
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study of chemistry of death; study of those physical and chemical changes in body caused by process of death

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thanatochemistry

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7
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length measurement

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meter

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8
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volume measurement

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liter

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9
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mass measurement

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kilogram

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10
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1,000kg = ? lbs

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2.2lbs

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11
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heat measurement

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calorie

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12
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amount of heat necessary to raise temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree C

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calorie

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13
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teped means

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room temp

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14
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boiling pt of water

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212F
100C
373K

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15
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for kelvin add ? to C

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273

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16
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freezing pt of water

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32F
0C
273K

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17
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normal body temp

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98.6F
37C
310K

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18
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F to C difference

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180

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19
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C to F difference

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100

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20
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anything that occupies space and has mass

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matter

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21
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observed without a change in chemical composition

22
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measure of how well substances mix

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solubility

23
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ration of mass to volume

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comparing weight of object with equal weight of water

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specific gravity

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characteristics observed when substance reacts with another substance, resulting in change of chemical composition
chemical property
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changes in form/state of matter without change in chemical composition
physical change
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dissolving
solvation
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change which new substance/substances are produced which have entirely different properties from original substance because of change in chemical compostion
chemical change
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atoms move in freedom from one another
gases
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conversion of solid/gas to liquid due to physical/chem changes
liquefaction
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change from gas to liquid
condensation
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from liquid to gas
vaporization
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movement of molecules/other particles in solution from area of higher concentration to area of lower concentration until uniform concentration is achieved
diffusion
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flow readily but do not tend to expand indefinitely; definite volume but no definite shape
liquids
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thickness; resistance to flow
viscosity
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blood is ___ - ___ thicker than water
4.5 - 5
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force that acts on surface of liquids and tends to minimize surface area; dish washer detergents
surface tension
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conversion from liquid/gas to solid form
solidification
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between liquid and solidification; process by which substance is given definite form
crystallization
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change liquid to solid by loss of heat
freezing
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change liquid to gas/vapor by forming bubbles through action of heat
boiling
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condensed state with definite shape and volume
solids
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solid to liquid; same as freezing point
melting point
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solid to gas without first passing through liquid state; dry ice, co2, solid/ iodine
sublimation
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simple substances which cannot be broken down or decomposed by ordinary chemical means
elements
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simpliest
elements
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smallest particles of any element that have all the properties of that element
atom
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single atom of element that has lost/gained electron
ion (monatomic ion)
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metallic; elements that are shiny/lustrous, malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity, solids
metals
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tend to lose electrons and develop positive charges in ionic state
metals
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any element which is not a metal; not lustrous, not malleable, not ductile, not good conductors of heat/electricity, majority are gas, some liquid and solid, located on right side of table
nonmetals
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tend to gain electrons in chemical reactions and have negative charges in ionic state
nonmetals