unit 2 topic 1-3 Flashcards
chemistry
a branch of science that deals with the composition and properties of substance and various forms of matter.
caustic
capable of burning, corroding or destroying living tissue.
Homogenous
when the particles in a mixture are uniformly scattered
Heterogenous
when the particles in a mixture are NOT uniformly scattered.
Physical change
occurs when a substance changes form, but NOT chemical composition
chemical change
occurs when one or more NEW. substances are formed from a chemical reaction
Law of conservation of mass
in a chemical change, the total mass of the new substance is always the same as the total mass of the original substances.
Law of definite composition
compounds are pure substances that contain two or more elements combined together in fixed proportions
electrolysis
the process of decomposing a chemical compound by passing an electric current through it
element
a pure substance made up of only one type of particle
compounds
a pure substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined together
electrons
negatively charged particles
atomic nucleus
the centre of the atom contains the protons and neutrons.
proton
positively charged particles
neutrons
neutral ( uncharged) particles
the particle model of matter
- all matter is made up of extremely tiny particles
- each pure substance has its own kind of particle, different from the particles of other pure substances.
- particles attract each other.
- particles are always moving
- particles at a higher temperature move faster on average than particles at a lower temperature
matter
anything that has a mass and takes up space
mixture
is a substance made by combining two or more different materials together
solutions
a homogenous mixture of two or more substances
suspensions
a heterogeneous mixture in which particles settle slowly after mixing
colloid
a heterogenous mixture composed of fine particles evenly distributed throughout a second substance
what is emulsions
types of colloids in which liquids are dispersed in liquids
quantitative physical properties
a characteristic of a substance that can be measured numerically (a quantity)
qualitative physical properties
a characteristic of a substance that can be described but not measured numerically