Matter Part 1 (081) Flashcards
Chemistry
The study of matter ~ Its composition and its interactions
Matter
Everything that has Mass (~Amount of matter~) and volume (~Space it takes up~)
Atom
Smallest unit of matter ~ Cannot be broken down
Element
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~)
Chemical Bond
The link between two atoms ~ Holding them together
Substance
Something you cannot break into simpler parts using physical changes
(~Molecules and Compounds~)
Molecule
A combination of two or more atoms
~ They do not change chemically
~ Heterogeneous & Homogeneous mixtures
Compound
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
Mixture
Two or more substances physically combined in any amounts
~ They do not change chemically
~ Heterogeneous and Homogeneous mixtures
Heterogeneous
Two or more substances that aren’t evenly mixed ~ You can see different parts
Homogeneous
Two or more substances that are evenly mixed ~ You cannot see different parts (~Solution~)
Solution
A homogeneous mixture
Solute
Substance that gets dissolved
Solvent
Substance that does the dissolving
(~Universal solvent is water~)