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Quiz 2A Flashcards

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1
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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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Matter

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2
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from nothing

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ex nihilio

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Organization of matter

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Pure substances–

Mixtures–

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Can be measured without changing the material into another substance

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Physical property

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Describes how the particles are packed into a material

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Density

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Describes how easily a material can be hammered into shapes

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Malleability

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describes how easily materials can be drawn into thin wires

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Ductility

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Describes the ability of a material to transfer heat or electricity between its particles

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Conductivity

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Physical properties

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color, odor, taste, shape, size, solubility, hardness, state, melting point, boiling point

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Evident only when the material changes to another substance

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Chemical properties

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Chemical properties

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Flammable- burns
Reactive- acts upon another
Oxidizes- combines with oxygen (or other nonmetals)

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Two or more substances physically placed together, not chemically joined

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Mixture

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13
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Only one kind of particle

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Pure Substances

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Different kinds of particles are visible; Example: sand and rocks

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Heterogeneous

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Different kinds of particles are NOT visible; Example: salt, water

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Homogeneous

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Another name for a homogeneous mixture

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Solution

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Solution vs. Pure Substance

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A pure substance has a fixed composition

A mixture has a variable composition

18
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Two types of Pure Substances

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Elements

Compounds

19
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Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

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Elements

20
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The smallest “piece” of an element that is still the element

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Atom

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What is an atom made up of

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Protons, Neutron, and Electrons (all are subatomic particles)

22
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Three categories of elements

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Monatomic: He
Diatomic: O2
Polyatomic: S8

23
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  1. One or two letters represent the name of an element
  2. The first letter is always uppercase
  3. The second letter is always lowercase
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Berzelius’s System

24
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Two or more atoms that are chemically bonded together

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Molecules

25
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Can be expressed by a “FORMULA” which tell the number of atoms of each element present

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Compounds

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Tells the type and number of atoms that are present in one molecule of a compound

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Formula

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A number that indicates the amount of atoms or groups of atoms in a formula

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Subscript

28
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A number in front of a formula which tells how many molecules or atoms are present

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Coefficient

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