Matter Flashcards

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Chemistry

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The study of matter

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Matter

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Anything and everything with mass and volume

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Atom

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smallest unit of matter, cannot be broken down

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Element

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A type of atom, a pure substance that cannot be broken down

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Chemical bond

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The link between 2 atoms holding them together

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Substance

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something you cannot break into simpler parts using physical changes

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Molecule

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a combination of 2 or more atoms

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Compound

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2 or more elements chemically combined

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Mixture

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Two or more substances physically combined in any amounts

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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Two or more substances that aren’t evenly mixed, you can see different parts

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Homogeneous Mixture

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Two or more substances that are evenly mixed, you cannot see different parts, a solution

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Solution

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A homogeneous mixture

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Solute

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Substance that gets dissolved

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Solvent

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Substance that does the dissolving
*universal solvent is water

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Physical Properties

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Any characteristic that can be observed using your 5 senses without changing the substance

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Chemical Properties

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Any characteristic that describes how matter interacts with another substance

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Biological property

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The characteristic of having all 9 features of living things

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Physical Change

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Change to the physical properties of matter, substance is not changed into a new substance

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Chemical Change

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Change to the chemical properties of matter, substance is changed into a new substance with new properties, cannot change back

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Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass

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Matter cannot be created nor destroyed,
The number of atoms/mass of the reactants equals the number of atoms/mass of the products.

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Phase/State of matter

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  1. solid, liquid, and gas
  2. Changed by changing temperature or pressure
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Solid

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  1. Definite shape & definite volume
  2. Particles packed together and vibrate but have fixed positions
  3. Lower energy
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Liquid

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  1. No definite shape but has definite volume
  2. Particles spread apart
  3. Medium energy
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Gas

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  1. No definite shape & no definite volume
  2. Particles spread far apart
  3. High energy
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Melting

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  1. matter changing from solid to liquid
  2. ⬆ energy, ⬆ particle movement
  3. melting point= temperature substance melts at
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Freezing/ Solidification

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  1. matter changing from liquid to solid
  2. ⬇ energy, ⬇ particle movement
  3. freezing point= temperature substance freezes at
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Vaporization/Evaporation

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  1. matter changing from liquid to gas
  2. ⬆ energy, ⬆ particle movement
  3. Boiling point= temperature substance turns to gas at
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Condensation

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  1. matter changing from gas to liquid
  2. ⬇ energy, ⬇ particle movement
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Sublimation

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  1. matter changing from solid to gas
  2. ⬆ energy, ⬆ particle movement
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Deposition

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  1. matter changing from gas to solid
  2. ⬇ energy, ⬇ particle movement.