Unit 1 Chapter 2 Flashcards
Quantitative
Require measurements
Mass
Amount of matter measured in grams
Volume
Amount of space and object occupies measured in liters, milliliters, and cubic centimeters
Qualitative
Descriptions, not measured
Color, texture, odor, opaque clear, dense, sound, taste
Substances
Pure composition
First type of substance: element
Only one type of Atom, such as iron
Second type of substance: compound
A combination of atoms such as iron oxide
Mixtures
Contains two or more substances
First type of mixture: homogeneous
The same throughout, dissolved
Second type of mixture: heterogeneous
The sample may be different depending where you take it in the container
Solid
Rigid shape, incompressible, fixed volume, usually particles tightly packed and organized
Liquid
Indefinite shape but fixed volume, incompressible, flows, usually less tightly packed than solid, less organized
Gas
Indefinite shape and volume, flows, particles far away from each other, disorganized, compressible
Physical property
characteristics that describe a substance, can be observed without changing the substances composition
Physical change
A change that does not affect the composition of the substance, the change may be reversible or irreversible