Chapter 2 Flashcards
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solid
has definite shape and volume.
liquid
has definite volume and changeable shape
gas
has changeable shape and volume
kinetic
energy in action
potential
energy of position; stored
chemical
stored in the bonds of chemical substances
electrical
results in the movement of charged particles
mechanical
directly involved in moving matter
radient/elctromagnetic
energy traveling in waves
Conversions
during conversion some energy is lost as heat
elements
unique substances that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means
elements of human body
oxygen,hydrogen,carbon,nitrogen
Atoms
more or less identical building blocks for each element
neutrons
no charge- and a mass of one atomic mass unit
protons
positive charge and a mass of one amu
electrons
negative charge and 1/2000 the mass of a proton
atomic number
is equal to the number of protons
mass number
equal to the mass of protons and neutrons
isotope
atoms with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons
ion
atoms that have gained or lost electrons
losing=positive
gaining=negative
radioisotopes
atoms that undergo spontaneous decay called radioactivity
molecule
two or more atoms usually the same held together by chemical bonds.
compound
two or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded together
mixtures
two or more components physically intermixed