Matter Flashcards
Crystal Solids
geometric arrangement
Amorphous Solids
no regular arrangement

Viscosity
A fluids resistance to flow

Physical Property
a characteristic that you can observe w/o changing the identity of the substance

Physical Change
doesn’t change the substance. It’s the same substance before and after the change

Chemical Property
a characteristic that indicates if it can undergo a chemical change. Ex. flammability, reactivity

Chemical Change
process that involves changing from one substance to another, also called a CHEMICAL REACTION

You can tell a chemical change happened by…
~color change~Bubbling~Formation of solid~temp, change~smell

Pure Substances
Cannot be physically separated, Elements, Compounds
Element
Cannot be chemically changed
Compound
can only be chemically changed
Mixtures
Can be physically separated, homo/heterogeneous
Heterogeneous
not evenly distributed, suspension

suspension
heavier particles SETTLE at bottom

Homogeneous
evenly distributed, solution

solution
particles dissolved

Colloid
part homo part hetero, Tyndall Effect, scattering of light(laser pointer)

Dissociation
as the solvent hits a solute it breaks apart the compounds, when compounds are dissociated they are ELECTROLYTES~conduct electricity, indicator of solution

Solute
what is dissolved
Solvent
dissolving agent
Distillation
process for separating substances in a mixture by boiling a substance and recondensing its vapor
