vocabulary Flashcards
Chemistry
The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
Chemical property
The ability of a substance to undergo specific chemical change
Chemical change
A change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter.
matter
physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
Extensive Properties
a kind of physical property depends on the amount of the substance the item has
Intensive Properties
it is a property that rest with the nature of a substance
mass
is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
volume
is the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas.
Physical Property
is any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system.
physical change
are changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition.
Phase (Phase of Matter)
The states in which matter can exist: as a solid, liquid, or gas. When temperature changes, matter can undergo a phase change, shifting from one form to another.
soild
is a state of matter characterized by particles arranged such that their shape and volume are relatively stable.
Liquid
is one of the states of matter.
Gas
a substance that is characterized by widely separated molecules in rapid motion
freezing
The process through which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.