Final EXAM Flashcards
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Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Pure substances
Same composition throughout and from sample to sample
Element
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances even by chemical reaction
Compound
A substance composed of 2 or more elements combined in definite proportions
Metal
Lustrous, malleable, conductor of heat and electricity
Non metal
Dull, brittle, insulator of heat and electricity
Metalloid
An element having properties of both metals and non metals
Mixture
Two or more elements or compounds
Homogenous
Same composition throughout
Heterogeneous
Do not have uniform composition throughout
Property
Characteristic that we can observe
Change
A process that changes the properties of a substance
Physical property
Characteristic that we can observe without changing composition of substance
Qualitative properties
Color, odor
Quantitative properties
Mass, density
1 mL
1 cm^3
Density formula
D = mass/volume
Exothermic
Release energy
Endothermic
Requires energy input
Law of conservation of mass
Mass is not gained or lost in a chemical reaction
Law of definite proportions
A compound always has the same mass ratio of the elements that compose it
Protons
Positively charged,
Isotopic symbol
A/Z (X)
A=mass number (protons and neutrons)
N=number of neutrons to in the nucleus
Cations
Positively charged ions, add ion to elemental name