Chapter 1 - Matter Flashcards

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study of matter and the manipulation of materials

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chemistry

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systematic approach to the study of chemistry and other sciences and based on observations of natural laws and experimental data and used by galileo and robert boyle

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scientific method

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3
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anything that occupies space and has mass

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matter

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4
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qualities or attributes that distinguish one type of matter from another

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properties

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5
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properties that don’t change with the composition of matter

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physical

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6
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any change in a physical property and doesn’t change the composition

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physical change

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7
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ability to be made into wire

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ductility

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8
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ability to be molded into different shapes

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malleability

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9
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properties that are the ability of materials to undergo a change in composition

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chemical properties

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10
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one or more kinds of matter change into a new type of matter

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chemical change

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11
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all matter is made up of blank

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atoms

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each type of atom is the building block of a blank

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element

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how many elements

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112

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14
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how many natural elements

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90

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15
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separating liquid from solid

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filtration

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16
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separation of liquids by boiling and condensing

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distillation

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compounds can be separated or decomposed into their elements by blank changes

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chemical

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18
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three states of matter

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solid, liquid, gas

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19
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atoms or molecules are closely packed together

20
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atoms are farther apart, can be poured, and take on containers shape

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atoms are very far apart, mostly empty space and expand to fill container

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chemistry is a blank science

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units used in chemistry

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three types of values

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estimates, exact numbers, and measured quantities

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errors due to the instrument used to make a measurement
systematic error
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error due to experimenter's skill or technique
random errors
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how close a measurement is to the actual value
accuracy
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how close measurements are to each other
precision
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when measuring in chemistry one should measure to blank estimated digits
one
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collection of compounds or molecules
mixtures
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two types of mixtures
homogenous, heterogenous
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mixture uniform throughout
homogenous
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sugar dissolved in water is a blank mixture
homogenous
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composition is not uniform in this mixture
heterogenous
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sand in water is a blank mixture
heterogenous
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who got most of the credit for the periodic table of elements
mendeleev
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substances made of one or more elements' atoms
compounds
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h2o is a blank
compound
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smallest unit of a compound
molecule
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all nonzero digits are blank figures
significant
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how many sig figs in 0.1?
1
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how many sig figs in 400?
1
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how many sig figs in .002
1
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how many sig figs in 1.23
3
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how many sig figs in 1.20
3
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how many sig figs in 0.0103
3
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