Unit 2 - Matter Flashcards

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1
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Matter

A

Anything that takes up space and has mass

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2
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Particles are closely packed; definite shape and volume

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Solid

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3
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Particles are more loosely packed and can move over and around each other; variable shape and definite volume

A

Liquid

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4
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Particles are widely distributed and moving fast; variable shape and volume

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Gas

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5
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Highly ionized particles moving very fast

A

Plasma

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6
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Solid becomes liquid

A

Melting

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7
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Liquid becomes solid

A

Freezing

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8
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Liquid becomes gas at boiling point

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Boiling

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9
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Liquid becomes gas

A

Evaporation

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10
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Gas becomes liquid

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Condensation

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11
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Solid becomes gas

A

Sublimation

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12
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Gas becomes solid

A

Deposition

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13
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Pure Substance

A

a sample of matter with both definite and constant composition and distinct chemical properties

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Element

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a pure substance that cannot be broken down by any means

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Compound

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a pure substance that is made up of two or more elements that are chemically bonded together

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16
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How can compounds be separated into their component elements?

A

only through chemical changes/reactions

17
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Mixture

A

two or more pure substances combined together that are NOT bonded together

18
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How can mixtures be separated?

A

Through physical changes

19
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Homogeneous mixture

A

a mixture where the components are evenly mixed all the way down to the molecular level

20
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Another word for homogeneous mixture

A

solution

21
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Heterogeneous mixture

A

a mixture where the components of the mixture are NOT evenly mixed all the way down to the molecular level

22
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Which has larger particles: a suspension or a colloid?

A

Suspension

23
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Which will settle out eventually: a suspension or a colloid?

A

Suspension

24
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What type of mixture can the Tyndall Effect help to identify?

A

Colloid

25
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Distillation

A

A method used to separate two pure substances with different boiling points

26
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Filtration

A

A method used to separate a solid substance out of a liquid (heterogeneous mixtures only)

27
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Chromatrography

A

A method used to separate solutions that relies on the different attractions of each component towards another substance

28
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Physical Property

A

a property that can be observed without changing the nature of the substance

29
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Chemical Property

A

a property that can only be observed by changing the nature of the substance

30
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Physical Change

A

a change that does not result in a different substance

31
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Chemical Change

A

a change that results in a new/different substance

32
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Extensive Property

A

physical property that depends on the amount of matter present

33
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Intensive Property

A

physical property that does not depend on the amount of matter present

34
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Ductility

A

ability to draw into thin wires

35
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Malleability

A

ability to shape into flat sheets

36
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Refractive Index

A

Measurement of how much a substance bends a light ray as it passes through it

37
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Recognizing a chemical change

A
Formation of a precipitate
Change in color
Production of a gas
Change in energy (temperature)
Change in smell