Test 1 Flashcards
Caustic
eats away living
corrosive
eats way non living things
flash point
a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air
acute health hazard
effects occur directly after exposure
chronic health hazard
result of long term exposure
irritant
something that irritates
mutagen
a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material
oxidizer
adds oxygen to a substance
stability
resistance to change
reactivity
reacts to a stimulus
combustible
capable of burning solid
explosive
can explode ex fire cracker
flammable
capable of burning liquid
pyrophoric
produces sparks by friction match
hemolytic
destruction of red blood cells
volatile
evaporates on its own
period
rows on periodic table
group
column on periodic table
atomic size
increases as you go down a group on the periodic table
homogenous
looks the same throughout
heterogenous
looks different throughout
elements
pure substance/cant be broken down any farther smallest unit of a substance
compounds
pure substance 2 or more elements chemically bonded together H2O
Solutions
mixtures air can’t see the particle