Definitions Flashcards

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Chemistry

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The study if matter and the change it undergoes

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Matter

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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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Scientific Models

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Simplified representations that characterize a system, usually something too small or too large to see.

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Naturalist Worldview

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Assumes that matter is all that exists and that human reason informed by science is the only reliable path of truth.

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Christian Worldview

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Based on the teachings of the Christian Scriptures. Human reason and scientific research are not necessarily wrong, but they are not a sufficient foundation for knowledge

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Metallurgy

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Obtaining metals from their ores

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Apothecaries

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Early pharmacists

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What is matter categorized into?

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Mixtures and pure substances (physical change)

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States of Matter

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liquid, solid, gas

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When converting C to K

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Add 273.15

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When converting K to C

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Subtract 273.15

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Absolute zero

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Theoretically all molecular and atomic movement would cease.

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Endothermic reaction

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absorbs energy

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Exothermic reactions

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Release energy

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Heat:

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Thermal energy in transit

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Thermal energy is:

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The total kinetic energy

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Temperature

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Average kinetic energy of a system’s particles

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Energy:

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The ability to do work

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Thermodynamics:

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The study of the flow of energy

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Entropy:

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Measurement of disorder

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Kinetic

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The energy possessed by matter because of motion.

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Molecule

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The smallest independent unit in a compound, it consists of two or more atoms that are chemically bonded together.

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Compounds

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Made up of atoms from two or more different elements that have been chemically bonded together.

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Atoms:

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The particles in an element–the smallest particles that maintain chemical and physical characteristics unique to the element they compose.

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Protons
Positively charged particles
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Neutrons
Particles with no charge
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Electrons
Negatively charged particles
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Ion
Charged atom
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Monatomic elements
Atoms that do not naturally bond together.
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diatomic elements
Elements whose atoms bond into two atoms
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Polyatomic elements
Elements composed of multi atom units
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Compounds
Made up of atoms from two or more different elements that have been chemically bonded together.
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Element
A pure substance that cannot be broken into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical means and consists of only one kind of atom.
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Density, malleable, ductility, conductivity
packed particles; easily hammered; ductility; stretched into wire; transfer heat or electricity between its particles.
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Mixture
Material that can be separated by physical means into two or more pure substances.
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4 Greek elements
Fire, water, earth, and air
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Modern chemistry catagories
Inorganic, organic, biochem, nuclear, etc
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Quantitative
Describes observations using numerical data
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Qualitative
Describes observations using non-numerical data
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Pure science
Probes nature to learn new things about the universe
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Applied science
Explores natural products and processes for specific applications.
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Science
The total collection of knowledge gained through the systematic observation of nature.