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What is Qualitative Information

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Non-Numerical information

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What is Quantitative Information

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Numerical information

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What is an OBSERVATION

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Qualitative information collected through the direct use of our senses

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What is an INTERPRETATION (or Inference)

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An attempt to put meaning into an observation.

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What is a DESCRIPTION

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A list of the properties of something

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What is DATA

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quantitative information which is experimentally-determined or obtained from references

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What is an EXPERIMENT

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A test or a procedure that is carried out in order to discover a result

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What is a HYPOTHESIS

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A single, unproven assumption or idea which attempts to explain why nature behaves in a specific manner

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What is a THEORY

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A set of hypotheses that ties together a large number of observations of the real world into a logically consistent and understandable pattern. A Theory is a
TESTED, REFINED and EXPANDED explanation of why nature behaves in a given way

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What is a LAW

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A broad generalization or summary statement which describes a large amount of experimental evidence stating how nature behaves when a particular situation occurs

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What are general characteristics of HYPOTHESES

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  • Normally single assumptions
  • Narrow in their scope of explanation
  • tentative but may become generally accepted after more complete testing
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What are general characteristics of THEORIES

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  • composed of one or more underlying hypotheses
  • broad in scope
  • they provide explanations for entire fields of related behavior
  • sometimes called models
  • can’t be proven
  • must be falsifiable. They must make testable predictions about the behavior of the system under NEW conditions
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What are general characteristics of LAWS

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  • summarize the results of many experiments or observations and state what will happen when a specific situation occurs
  • do NOT try to explain WHY something occurs
  • are NOT proven theories
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What is the KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

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Gases act as they do because they are made up of point-like particles which are constantly moving, colliding and exchanging energy

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What is BOYLE’S LAW

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If the temperature is unchanged, then the greater the pressure applied to a sample of gas, the smaller it’s volume

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What is CHARLES’ LAW

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If the applied pressure is unchanged, then the greater the temperature of a gas sample, the greater it’s volume

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What is MATTER

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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What is CHEMISTRY

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The science concerned with the properties, composition and behavior of matter

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What is a SUBSTANCE

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Something with a unique and identifiable set of properties

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What is a PHYSICAL PROPERTY of a substance

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A property that can be found without creating a new substance

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What is a CHEMICAL PROPERTY

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The ability of a substance to undergo chemical reactions and change into new substances, either by itself or with other substances

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What is an EXTENSIVE property of a substance

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A physical property which depends on the amount of substance present

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What is an INTENSIVE property of a substance

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A physical property which depends solely on the nature of the substance and NOT on how much of the substance is present

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What unique set of properties does a SOLID have

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  • ridgid
  • do not readily change their shape
  • experience very small changes in volume when heated or subjected to pressure
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What unique set of properties does a LIQUID have
- conforms to the shape of their containers | - experience only slight changes in volume when heated or subjected to pressure
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What unique set of properties does a GAS have
- conforms to the shape of their containers | - experiences drastic changes in volume when heated or subjected to pressure
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What is HARDNESS
the ability of a solid to resist abrasion or scratching
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What is MALLEABILITY
the ability to be rolled or hammered into thin sheets
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What is DUCTILITY
the ability to be stretched or drawn into wires
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What is LUSTRE
the manner in which a solid surface reflects light. Example - Glassy, oily, pearly, silky, dull
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What is VISCOSITY
the resistance of a fluid to flow
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What is DIFFUSION
the intermingling of fluids as a result of motion within the fluid
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What is VAPOUR
the gaseous material formed by the evaporation of a substance which boils above room temperature
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What is VAPOUR PRESSURE
the pressure created by the vapour evaporating from a liquid
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What is a SYSTEM
the part of the universe being studied in a given situation
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What is a PHASE
any part of a system which is uniform in both its composition and properties they are distinct regions separated from each other by visible boundaries
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What is an ELEMENT
a substance which cannot be separated into simpler substances as a result of any chemical process Example - Silver Metal, Copper Metal, Hydrogen Gas
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What is an ATOM
the smallest possible unit of an element which retains the fundamental properties of the element Examples - Silver (Ag), Copper (Cu), Hydrogen (H)
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What is a MOLECULE
a cluster of two or more atoms held together strongly by electrical forces. Examples - water (H20), Ethanol (CH3CH2OH)
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What is an ION
an atom or molecule which possesses an electrical charge Examples - Sodium ion (NA+)
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What is a PARTICLE
a general term used to describe a small bit of matter such as an atom, molecule or ion
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What is HOMOGENEOUS substance
a substance consisting of only one phase Example - air, water, salt water, a piece of iron
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What is a HETEROGENEOUS substance
a substance consisting of more than one phase Example - a human being, a pencil, gravel
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What is a PURE SUBSTANCE
a substance that is homogeneous and has an unchangeable composition Example - sugar, water, copper, iron
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What is a MIXTURE
a system made up of two or more substances, such that the relative amount of each substance can be varied. Example - Salt dissolved in water, alcohol dissolved in water
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What is a MECHANICAL MIXTURE
a heterogeneous mixture of two or more substances Examples - gravel, sand and iron filings, a pencil
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What is a SOLUTION
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances Examples - air, salt water, soda pop
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What is an ALLOY
a solid-in-solid solution (metals melted together)
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What is a SOLVENT
the component in a solution which exists in the greater quantity. When salt is dissolved in water, WATER is the SOLVENT
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What does AQUEOUS mean
it is a solution in which the solvent is water
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What is a SOLUTE
the component in a solution which exists in the smaller quantity. When salt is dissolved in water, SALT is the SOLUTE
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What is a COMPOUND
a pure substance made of two or more types of atoms. Only one type of molecule is present in a compound. Example - Salt (sodium chloride NaCl)
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What is a HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE
a mixture with uniform, unchanging physical properties
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What is a HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE
a mechanical mixture - each substance will have its own unique set of physical properties
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What is an example of HAND SEPARATION
A mechanical mixture can often be separated by hand or by the use of a sieve or magnet
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What is FILTRATION
allows the separation of liquids from solids in mechanical mixtures
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What is RESIDUE
the material which remains behind on filter paper after filtration
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What is FILTRATE
the liquid which passes through filter paper in filtration
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What is EVAPORATION
allows the separation of liquids from solids in solutions. The liquid evaporates or boils away leaving the solid behind.
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When is DISTILLATION used
to separate out a liquid-in-liquid solution
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What is DISTILATE
the purified liquid that condenses out of the distillation process
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What is SOLVENT EXTRACTION in a mechanical mixture of solids
when you use a liquid to dissolve one or more of the solids present but leaves others undissolved. The desired solid is either left behind or is dissolved in the solvent and then evaporated out.
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What is MISCIBLE
refers to two liquids that are mutually soluble in each other Example - alcohol in water
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What is IMMISCIBLE
refers to two liquids that are insoluble in each other Example - water and oil
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What is a CHEMICAL CHANGE
a change in which new substances are formed
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What is a PHYSICAL CHANGE
a change in the phase of a substance, such that no new substances are formed
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What is a MELTING TEMPERATURE
the temperature at which a solid changes into the liquid phase.
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What is a FREEZING TEMPERATURE
the temperature at which a liquid changes into the solid phase
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What is a BOILING TEMPERATURE
the temperature at which a liquid changes into the gas phase
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What is a CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE
the temperature at which a gas changes into the liquid phase
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What is ROTATIONAL ENERGY of a molecule
causes a molecule to rotate around one of its axes; bond lengths and bond angles don't change
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What is VIBRATIONAL ENERGY of a molecule
changes the bond lengths and/or angles between atoms in a molecule
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What is TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY of a molecule
causes the molecule to travel in a straight line from place to place, but has no effect on bond lengths and angles.
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What is CHROMATOGRAPHY
a separation process in which different dissolved substances in a solution preferentially move through as absorbent material and are separated according to the relative attractions of the dissolved solids to the mobile phase or stationary phase

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