Lab - Environmental Chemistry Flashcards
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Chemistry
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The scientific discipline concerned with the structure, composition and properties of substances of their transformations
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Mixture
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A material that can be separated into two or more simpler materials by physical change
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Compound
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Can be separated into two or more simpler materials by chemical change
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Element
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Cannot be separated into simpler materials by either a chemical or physical change. A kind of matter whose atoms all have the same atomic number
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Glucose
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The main fuel that organisms bun to supply energy for their various vital functions
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Inorganic chemicals
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Minerals, water, sodium, calcium etc.
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Organic compounds
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Produced only by living things. Must include carbon and hydrogen. This includes carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
