unit 2 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Chemistry
the science that deals with the properties of substances & various of elementary forms of matter.
Matter
the substances of which any physical object consists or is composed
Extensive Properties
a property of matter that changes the amount of matter changes
Intensive Properties
a property of matter that does not change as the amount of matter changes.
Mass
measure of the amount of the matter in a object
Volume
the quantity of three- dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas.
Physical Property
a characteristic of matter that may be observed and measured without changing the chemical identity of a sample
Physical Change
a type of change in which the form of matter is altered but one substance is not transformed into another
Chemical Property
a characteristic or behavior of a substance that may be observed when it undergoes a chemical change or reaction.
Chemical Change
a process where one or more substances are altered into one or more new and different substances
Phase (Phase of matter)
a physically distinctive form of matter, such as a solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
Solid
a state of matter characterized by particles arranged such that their shape and volume are relatively stable
Liquid
is one of the states of matter. consists of atoms or molecules that are connected by intermolecular bonds.
Gas
a state of matter consisting of particles that have neither a defined volume nor defined shape
Freezing
The process through which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.
Melting
the process by which a substance changes from the solid phase to the liquid phase.
Vaporization
phase transition from the liquid phase to gas phase.
Condensation
state of matter change from vapor phase to liquid phase.
Sublimation
phase transition from solid phase directly to vapor phase.
Deposition
settling of sediment or particles onto a surface or the phase change from the vapor to solid phase.
Substance
a particular kind of matter with uniform properties
Element
a substance that cannot be subdivided using chemical means; identified by the number of protons in its atoms.
Chemical Symbol
one- or two-letter representation of a chemical element (e.g., H, Al).
Compound
chemical species formed when two or more atoms form a chemical bond.