Matter Part 1 (081) Flashcards

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Chemistry

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The study of matter ~ Its composition and its interactions

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Matter

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Everything that has Mass (~Amount of matter~) and volume (~Space it takes up~)

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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

(~Symbols are either 1 capital letter OR 1 capital letter and a lowercase letter~)

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Chemical Bond

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The link between two atoms ~ Holding them together

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Substance

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Something you cannot break into simpler parts using physical changes

(~Molecules and Compounds~)

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Molecule

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A combination of two or more atoms

~ They do not change chemically
~ Heterogeneous & Homogeneous mixtures

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Compound

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Two or more elements chemically combined
~ Elements are in specific amount as seen in their chemical formula (~Ex. H2O~)
~ Can only be broken down with chemical reactions

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Mixture

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Two or more substances physically combined in any amounts
~ They do not change chemically
~ Heterogeneous and Homogeneous mixtures

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Heterogeneous

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Two or more substances that aren’t evenly mixed ~ You can see different parts

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Homogeneous

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Two or more substances that are evenly mixed ~ You cannot see different parts (~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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