Sem2 Chem Flashcards
the smallest part of a element that can exist
atom
a substance made of only one type of atom
element
a substance made up of two or more different elements chemically bonded together
compound
a substance consisting of two or more substances not chemically bonded together combined together
mixture
a column of the periodic table that contains elements with similar chemical properties
group
a row on the periodic table
period
the general direction in which a set of data changes, i.e. increasing or decreasing
trend
a series of chemical symbols showing the number of atoms of each element in the compound
chemical formula
a letter or series of letters used to represent an element
chemical symbol
oxygen
O
hydrogen
H
carbon
C
sodium
Na
chlorine
Cl
CO2 (elements/atoms)
2/3
H2O (elements/atoms)
2/3
NaCl (elements/atoms)
2/2
CH4 (elements/atoms)
2/5
H2SO4 (elements/atoms)
3/7
C6H12O6 (elements/atoms)
3/24
CH3COOH (elements/atoms)
3/8
The different elements
are chemically joined
together (C/M?)
Compound
Each substance keeps its
own properties (C/M?)
Mixture
Each substance can be
separated easily using
separating techniques
like filtration, distillation,
evaporation and
chromatography (C/M?)
Mixture