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Chem Summer Terms
The Vocab From Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | The precision of the data |
| Atom | The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element. |
| Chemical Property | A property relating of a substance's ability to undergo changes that transform it into different substances. |
| Chemical Reaction | A change in which one or more substances are converted into different substances. |
| Chemistry | The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes it undergoes. |
| Compound | A substance that is made from the atoms of two or more elements that are chemically bonded. |
| Density | The amount of matter in a certain amount of volume. The more matter in the same volume, the higher the density. |
| Element | A pure substance made up only of one kind of atom. |
| Gas | State of matter that has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape. |
| Liquid | State of matter that has a definite volume but an indefinite shape. |
| Mass | The measure of matter in an object. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Physical Property | A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance. |
| Precision | The exactness of the data in an experiment. |
| Product | A substance that is formed by a chemical change. |
| Qualitative | Data that can be portrayed with descriptions and characteristics. |
| Quantitative | Data that can be portrayed as numbers. |
| Reactant | A substance that reacts in a chemical change. |
| Solid | State of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape. |
| Volume | The amount of three-dimensional space an object takes up. |