Chemistry Flashcards
(33 cards)
State of matter that has definite volume, but changeable shape
Liquid
State of matter that has definite shape and volume
Solid
State of matter that has changeable shape and volume
Gas
What is energy in action?
Kinetic energy
What is energy of position or stored inactive energy?
Potential energy
What form of energy is stored in the bonds of chemical substances?
Chemical energy
What form of energy results from the movement of charged particles?
Electrical energy
What form of energy is directly involved in moving matter?
Mechanical energy
What form of energy travels in waves or visible light, ultra violet light and x-Rays?
Radiant or electromagnetic energy
Unique substances that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means
Elements
More or less identical building blocks for each element
Atoms
Lesser elements make up what percent of the body? What elements do they include?
3.9%; calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, iodine and iron
Trace elements make up what percent of the body?
0.01% and they are the fuel on the enzymatic fire.
In what model do the electrons move around the nucleus in a fixed, circular orbit?
The planetary model
Atoms that undergo spontaneous decay?
Radioisotopes
What is the atomic number equal to?
The number of protons
What is the mass number equal to?
The mass of protons and neutrons
What is the atomic weight?
The average of the mass numbers of all isotopes
What is an isotope?
Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
What is a molecule?
Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
What is a compound?
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements (dry ice CO2)
What is a mixture?
Two or more components physically intermixed but not chemically bonded (Nesquick!)
What are solutions?
Homogeneous mixtures of components (mixtures which have the same composition and properties throughout) like table salt dissolved in water
What are solvents?
Substances present in the greatest amount (water); thing that’s doing the dissolving