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Identify 6 examples of physical properties

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Color, state, shape, smell, texture, density

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Use the following terms in the same sentence: Volume and Meniscus

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Volume can be found by observing a meniscus

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Lost 6 physical changes that matter can go through

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Crushing, cutting, melting, freezing, boiling, sublimation

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Write a definition for the following terms: Chemical property and Chemical Change

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A chemical property measures reactivity with other substances.
A chemical change reacts with another substance to form a new substance/compound

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The Statue of Liberty was originally an copper color. After being exposed to the air, she turned a greenish blue color. What kind of change happened and why?

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A chemical change, because the copper reacted with the air to form green/blue rust

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Explain how to tell the difference between a chemical and physical property

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A physical property doesn’t measure how a substance reacts chemically, but a chemical property does

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Use each of the following terms in a separate sentence: Physical property, chemical property, physical change, and chemical change

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An example of a physical property is color. An example of a chemical property is ability to react with O2 to form rust. An example of physical change is a change of state. An example of a chemical change is a paper clip rusting

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Explain how the terms differ- Volume and density

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Volume is the amount of space objects take up, density is the amount of matter in an object.

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Explain how the process of measuring the volume of a liquid differs from the process of measuring the volume of a solid

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You use a graduated cylinder whole solids typically use the water displacement method with a graduated cylinder and a (optional) calculator

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What’s the formula for density?

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D=mass/volume

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List 3 characteristic properties of matter

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Temperature, pressure, and volume

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Describe the difference between mass and weight

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Weight is the measure of the force of gravity, mass is the amount of matter

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Use the following terms in a separate sentence- viscosity and surface tension

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Viscosity is the rate at which a liquid flows. Surface tension is keeps liquid from covering a larger a surface area

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Describe solids, liquids and gases in terms of shape and volume

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Solids have a fixed shape and volume. Liquids have a fixed volume but not shape. Gases don’t have a fixed volume or shape

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Describe how the motion and arrangement of particles in a substance change as the substance freezes.

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The motions slows and particles start to only vibrate in place. They become more tightly packed.

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Explain what happens to the temperature of an ice-cube as it melts

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The motion speeds up/it gets warmer. Particles become looser and began to slide past each other

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Explain how the meaning of the terms differs- Boyle’s law and Charles’s law

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Boyle’s law- Under constant temperature, pressure and volume of a gas are inversely related
Charles’s law- Under constant pressure, temperature and volume are directly proportional

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Explain how the meanings of the terms differ- evaporation and boiling

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Both turn liquids into gases but evaporation only affects the surface

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Explain how the meanings of the terms differ- condensation and sublimation

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Condensation is gas to liquid, sublimation is solid to gas

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Rank solids, liquids, and gases in order of particle speed from highest to lowest

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Gases are fastest, liquids in the middle, solids are the slowest

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Use each of the following terms in the same sentence- temperature, pressure, volume, and Charles’s law

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Charles’s law states that when pressure is constant, volume and temperature are directly proportional

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What are the effects of a warm temperature on gas particles?

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The particles move even faster and they expand

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Definition of compound (in your own words)

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A substance made up of 2 or more smaller chemically combined substances

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What type of change is needed to break up a compound?

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A chemical change/ decomposition

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What is composed of substances that are spread evenly among each other?

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Solution

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A measure of the amount of split is called what?

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Concentration

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A what contains particles that will settle out if the mixture is left sitting still

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Suspension

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List 3 ways for something to dissolve faster

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Mixing, heating, crushing

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A _______ has a definite ratio of components

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Compound

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The ability of one substance to dissolve in another substance is called the _____ of the solute

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Solubility

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A _______ can be separated by filtration

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Suspension

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A _______ is a pure substance that can’t be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

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Element

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A ______ is an element that is brittle and dull

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Nonmental

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The _______ is the substance that dissolves to form a solution

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Solute

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How are elements, compounds, and mixtures different?

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Compounds are made up of 2 or more elements combined chemically and mixtures aren’t. Elements make up mixtures and compounds

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Use the following terms in the same sentence, element and pure substance

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An element is a pure substance

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A what is a particle with a negative electric charge

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electron

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The what is where most of an atoms mass is located

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Nucleus

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Which experiment demonstrated that atoms are mostly empty space?

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Rutherfords gold foil experiment

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What is an isotope?

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An atom with the same amount of protons as other atoms of the same element, but with a different number of neutrons

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An atoms _____ is equal to the number of protons in its nucleus

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Atomic number

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An atoms ________ is equal to the weighted average of the masses of l the naturally occurring isotopes of that element

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Atomic mass

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All matter is made up of what?

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Atoms

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All atoms of the same element contain the same number of what?

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Protons

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What has no electrical charge?

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Neutrons

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The what of an element is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

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Mass number

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The what of an element is an average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element

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Atomic mass

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State the periodic law

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Repeating chemical and physical properties change periodically with the atomic number of the element

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An atom of a ________ has a full set of electrons of its outermost energy level

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Noble gas

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An atom of a _____ has one electron in its outermost energy level

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Alkali metal

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An atom of a _____ tends to gain 1 electron when it combines with another atom

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Halogen

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An atom of a ______ tends to lose 2 electrons when it combines with another atom

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Alkaline earth metal

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What are 2 properties of alkali metals?

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Most reactive, all elements are solid except for hydrogen

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What property did Medelevee use to position elements on his periodic table?

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Atomic mass

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Elements that are unreactive are called what?

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Noble gases

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Define molecule

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The smallest unit of something that keeps all its properties

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Describe chemical bonding

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The combining of atoms to form molecules or ionic bonds

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Explain how to use valence electrons in an atom to predict if the atom will form bonds

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The fewer valence electrons the more reactive

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Name 4 ways you can change the rate of a chemical reaction

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Concentration, surface area, inhibitors, and catalysts

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Name 4 clues that a chemical reaction is happening

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Gas formation, solid formation, energy or color change

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List 2 physical properties of covalent compounds

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Low solubility; low melting points

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List 2 functions of proteins

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Regulate chemical activities. Provide structural support. Transport materials and store them

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What’s the difference between a carbohydrate and a lipid?

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A carb is a energy giving nutrient. A lipid is a biochemical that doesn’t dissolve in water

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What’s the difference between a protein and a Nucleic acid?

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A protein is a molecule made up of amino acids and a Nucleic acid is a molecule made up of nucleotides

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What kinds of ions are formed when an acid is dissolved in what’re and a base is dissolved in water?

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H+ is created when the acid is dissolved and OH- is created when the base dissolved

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Compare the electrons in Bohrs theory vs the location of electrons in the current theory

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Bohrs theory included electrons jumping from one level to another, unlike the modern model which contains an electron cloud

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How can an element that has 5 valence electrons achieve a full set of electrons

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If it bonds with an element in group 13

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