Parcial Exam Flashcards
What is chemistry?
The science that study matter and changes it undergoes
What is technology and how is related to chemistry?
Technology is the practical use of scientific knowledge that helps us in our daily life, it is related to chemistry because it helps to improve t
What would the world be like with out plastics?
No prothesis,plastic bags, plastic bottles
How do you think nanotechnology will change our world?
Life will be harder
Disadvantages of plastics
Pollution
Non-renewable
Environmental damage
Matter
Material that makes up substances and has mass and occupies space
Pure substance
A type of matter that has definite composition
Compund
Pure substance consisting of two or more elements, with a definite composition that can be broken down into simpler substances pnly by chemical methods.
Element
Pure substance that contains only one type of matter, cannot be broken down by chemical methods
Homogeneous mixture
Solution, the composition is uniform throughout the sample
Heterogeneous mixture
The components don’t have a uniform composition throughout the sample
3 physical methods to separate mixtures
Filtration
Decantation
Crystallization
Physical property
Properties that CAN be observed or measured without affecting the identity of a substance
Chemical property
Properties that indicate the ability of a substance to change into a new substance
Physical change
A change in which the physical properties of a substance change but its identity stays the same
Chemical change
A change during which the original substance is converted into a new substance that has a different composition and new physical and chemical change
Change of state
The transformation at which a solid becomes a liquid
Melting point
Temperature at which a solid bevomes a liqu
Freezing point
Temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
Boiling point
Temperature at which a liquid changes to gas
Evaporation
Formation of a gas by escape of high energy molecules from the surface of a liquid
Liquid➡️Gas
Condensation
Gas➡️Liquid
Sublimation
Solid➡️Gas
Deposition
Gas➡️Solid