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chemistry vocab ch.1
chemistry vocabulary chapter 1
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has the property of inertia |
| inertia | property of matter that shows itself as a resistance to any change in motion |
| energy | property possessed by all matter and in the proper circumstances can be made to do work |
| potential energy | depends upon the position of the object with respect to some reference point |
| kinetic energy | energy possessed by an object because of its motion |
| radiant energy | energy being transferred by electromagnetic waves |
| law of conservation of mass | states that matter is always conserved |
| law of conservation of energy | states that energy is always conserved |
| law of conservation of mass-energy | mass and energy is =. states that the sum of mass and energy is conserved |
| intermediates | material that is produced from raw materials and proccessed further to produce some consumer products |
| models | a arrangement analogus to and useful for, understanding a system in nature, but existing only in ones mind |
| chemistry | the study of the structure and properties of matter |