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chem unit 2 review
Term | Definition |
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Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space |
atom | particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element |
element | a substance that can't be broken down by non-nuclear reactions |
molecule | 2 or more atoms connected by chemical bonds which form the smallest unit of a substance that retains the composition and properties of that substance |
pure substance | single kind of matter that can't be separated into other kinds of matter by any physical means |
compound | substance made up of 2 or more different chemical elements combined in a fixed ratio |
ionic compound | chemical compound composed of ions held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonding |
covalent compound | a compound whose atoms are bonded via a covalent bond |
physical property | property of matter that doesn't deal with chemical changes |
chemical property | any of a material's properties that become evident during a chemical reaction |
corrosiveness | ability for a substance to destroy and damage other substances with which it comes into contact |
reactivity | the rate at which a chemical substance tends to undergo a chemical reaction |
flammability | how easily something will burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion |
physical changes | changes affecting form of a chemical substance but not chemical composition |
chemical changes | occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance |
4 pieces of evidence of a chemical change | color changes, formation of a solid in a previously clear solution, formation of gas, heat absorption or emission and light emission |
heterogeneous mixture | have visually distinguishable components |
homogeneous mixture | same proportion of it components through the given sample |
law of definite proportions | regardless the amount, a compound is always composed of the same elements of same proportion by mass |
law of conservation of mass | mass is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical reactions |
% by mass | mass of an element --------------------------- x100 total mass of the compound |