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Chem
vocabulary unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemistry | study of matter and how it undergoes change |
| matter | space taken up by an object that has masss |
| mass | the amount of space something takes up |
| elements | matter consisting of atoms of same element |
| compound | matter consisting of atoms and different elements |
| substance | mixture of constant composition |
| mixture | matter with variable composition |
| homogenous mixture | particles that are unifrmy distributed |
| heterogenous mixture | particles that are not evenly distributed |
| colloid | heterogenious mixture with small particles that hang in the mixture |
| intensive properties | properties inherent to e matter itself independent of the amount of matter |
| extensive properties | properties not inherent to matter itself and dependent on the amount of matter |