Exam 1 Flashcards
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Polyatomic Ion
an ion composed of more than one atom
What are the polyatomic ions?
OH- Hydroxide
NO3- Nitrate
SO4-2 Sulfate
Examples of Chemistry in everyday life
digesting food
synthesizing polymers for clothing, cookware, and credit cards
refining cruel oil into gasoline and other products
The 3 domains of chemistry
Macroscopic
microscopic
symbolic
Macroscopic
realm of everyday things that are large enough to be sensed directly by human sight or touch
Microscopic
almost always visited in the imagination. some aspects are only visible through a microscope
Symbolic
the specialized language used to represent components of the macroscopic and microscopic domains
Matter
anything that occupies space and has mass
Solid
is rigid and possesses a definite shape
liquid
flows and takes the shape of its container
Gas
takes both the shape and volume of its container
Plasma
a gaseous state of matter that contains an appreciable amount of electrically charged particles
Mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
Weight
refers to the force that gravity exerts on an object
Law of Conservation of Matter
There is no detectable change in the total quantity of matter present when matter converts from one type to another
True for both chemical and physical changes
Element
a type of pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical changes
Compounds
pure substances that can be broken into simpler substances by chemical changes
The two types of mixtures
Homogenous
heterogeneous
Homogenous mixture
exhibits a uniform composition and appears visually the same throughout
Solution
another name for homogenous mixture
Heterogenous mixture
has a composition that varies from point to point
Atom
the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element and can enter into a chemical combination
Molecules
consists of two or more atoms connected by strong forces known as chemical bonds
Properties
the characteristics that enable us to distinguish one substance from another