Chemistry Flashcards
(36 cards)
Two or more forms of a chemical element with the same atomic numbers (same number of protons), but different numbers of neutrons (different atomic weight)
Isotope (n)

The chemical process of reacting with oxygen
Oxidation (n)

Elements with similar properties, (vertical columns in the periodic table)
(Periodic) Group (n)

A horizontal line in the periodic table
Period (n)

Something with a pH balance greater than 7
Alkaline (n)

A periodic group that includes the elements fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At)
Halogen (n)

A periodic group that includes the elements helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn), and element 118
Noble gases (n)

A chemical element that has properties between metal and nonmetal (neither metal nor nonmetal)
Metalloid (n)

A combination of substances that are not the same
Heterogenous (adj)

A combination of substances that are the same
Homogenous (adj)

A substance that cannot be separated
Element (n)

A substance formed from two or more elements
Compound (n)

A substance that dissolves another
Solvent (n)

A substance that is dissolved by another
Solute (n)

Separating a mixture by using liquid, gas, or alcohol
Chromatography (n)

A substance that is mixed with another substance without chemical change
Solution (n)
Visible to the eye, big stuff
Macroscopic (adj)
Invisible to the eye, small stuff
Microscopic (adj)
Invisible to microscopes, extremely small stuff
Submicroscopic (adj)
Makeup, the way something is formed
Composition (n)
Properties that depend on the amount of matter
Extensive (adj)
Properties that do not depend on the amount of matter
Intensive (adj)
An electronically charged atom
Ion (n)
Having two atoms in the molecule
Diatomic (adj)