Lecture 1 Flashcards
Wheat is a Mixture?
Combination of two or more substances where each substance retains its own chemical identity and properties. Can be separated into separate substances through physical means
What is a Heterogeneous mixture?
Not uniform throughout.
i.e. Gravel, Cement
What is a Homogeneous Mixture?
Uniform throughout mixture. No clumbs
i.e.
Kool-aid (stirred really well.
What is a compound?
Substance composed of two ore more different elements joined by chemical bond(s)
What is a Physical Change?
Changes the form or state of substance, but not composition of a substance
What is a Chemical Change?
Combining, Decomposition, or combustion of substances to form new chemical bonds with different compositions.
What is Decomposition
Taking a substance and splitting it into two ore more substances
i.e. H2O ———-> 2H + O
What is chemical combination?
Taking two ore more substances and combining them to make one compound
i.e. Cl + H ——–> HCL
What is a Physical Property?
properties that can be
measured without changing the basic identity of
the substance
What is a Chemical property?
the way a substance may
change or “react” to form other substances
How many Mg in a gram?
10^-6
How many grams in a kg?
10^3
How many Grams in a dg?
10^-1
How many centigrams in a gram?
10^2
How many mg in a gram?
10^3