Definitions Flashcards
Chemistry
The study if matter and the change it undergoes
Matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
Scientific Models
Simplified representations that characterize a system, usually something too small or too large to see.
Naturalist Worldview
Assumes that matter is all that exists and that human reason informed by science is the only reliable path of truth.
Christian Worldview
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
Metallurgy
Obtaining metals from their ores
Apothecaries
Early pharmacists
What is matter categorized into?
Mixtures and pure substances (physical change)
States of Matter
liquid, solid, gas
When converting C to K
Add 273.15
When converting K to C
Subtract 273.15
Absolute zero
Theoretically all molecular and atomic movement would cease.
Endothermic reaction
absorbs energy
Exothermic reactions
Release energy
Heat:
Thermal energy in transit
Thermal energy is:
The total kinetic energy
Temperature
Average kinetic energy of a system’s particles
Energy:
The ability to do work
Thermodynamics:
The study of the flow of energy
Entropy:
Measurement of disorder
Kinetic
The energy possessed by matter because of motion.
Molecule
The smallest independent unit in a compound, it consists of two or more atoms that are chemically bonded together.
Compounds
Made up of atoms from two or more different elements that have been chemically bonded together.
Atoms:
The particles in an element–the smallest particles that maintain chemical and physical characteristics unique to the element they compose.