Chapter 2 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Def. The study of the properties, composition and behaviour of matter
Chemistry
Def. Physical material made up of atoms
▪Everything that has mass and volume
Matter
Def. A measure of how much matter an object contains
Mass
Def. A measure of how much space an object occupies
Volume
Def. The characteristics of a material that allow the material’s description and identification
Properties
def. any property that depends on the amount of the substance
Extensive property
def. Any property that depends on the nature of the substance, rather than the amount
Intensive property
The ratio of two extensive properties is an __________
intensive property
How do we identify different substances?
Intensive properties
Def. Any property of a substance that can be measured or described without creating a new substance
Physical Property
Intensive and extensive describe _________ properties
physical
def. Any of a substance’s properties that arise as a result of a chemical reaction, where a new substance forms, or that describe a substance’s tendency to react
Chemical Property
Physical properties describe interactions between __________
Matter and energy
