What Is Chemistry Flashcards

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Chemistry

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Is the study of the composition of matter & changes that matter undergoes. There are 5 areas of study:

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Organic chemistry

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study of all chemicals containing carbon

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Inorganic chemistry

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study of chemicals that in general do not contain carbon

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Biochemistry

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study of processes that take place in organisms

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Analytical chemistry

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the focuses on composition of matter

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Physical chemistry

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This area that deals with the mechanism, the rate,the energy that occurs when matter undergoes mass

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Matter

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is anything that has mass or occupies space

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Mass

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is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

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Technology

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is the means by which a society provides it’s members with those things needs and desires.

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Pure chemistry

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Is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for it’s own sake.

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Applied chemistry

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Is the research that is directed toward a practical goal or application

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Volume

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The volume of an object is a measure of the space occupied in an object.

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Physical property

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Is a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measure without changing the substance composition

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Extensive property

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Is a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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Intensive property

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Is a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample not the amount of matter.

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Substance

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Matter that has a uniform and definite composition