less2 Flashcards
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What is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes?
Chemistry
What is a substance made up of only one type of atom?
Element
What is the process of combining two or more substances to form a new substance with different properties?
Chemical reaction
What do we call a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?
Catalyst
What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties?
Atom
What is the name of the positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom?
Proton
What do we call a negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?
Electron
What is the central part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons?
Nucleus
What is the term for the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the element?
Atomic number
What is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas?
Evaporation
: What do we call a substance that can dissolve in a solvent to form a solution?
Solute
What is a substance that dissolves the solute in a solution?
Solvent
What is the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid?
Sublimation
What do we call a mixture where the components are evenly distributed?
Homogeneous mixture
What do we call a mixture where the components are not evenly distributed?
Heterogeneous mixture