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Freeman - Ch. 1 - 2
Review cards for test on chapters 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This branch of chemistry would determine the composition of a moon rock sample. | analytical chemistry |
| This branch of chemistry would do research on making a new medicine to treat high blood pressure. | biochemistry |
| This branch of chemistry would investigate ways to regulate the rate of gasoline burning in an automobile engine. | physical chemistry |
| This branch of chemistry would improve the method for extracting iron from iron ore. | inorganic chemistry |
| This branch of chemistry would develop new plastics. | organic chemistry |
| The study of essentially all chemicals that contain carbon. | organic chemistry |
| The study of the mechanism, rate, and energy transfer in chemical reactions. | physical chemistry |
| The study of the chemistry of organisms. | biochemistry |
| Anything that has mass and takes up space. | matter |
| research directed toward a goal or application. | applied chemistry |
| the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake. | pure chemistry |
| The amount of matter a substance contains. | mass |
| The variable that is observed during an experiment. | dependent variable |
| A proposed explanation for an observation. | hypothesis |
| a means to test a hypothesis | experiment |
| a logical approach to the solution of a scientific problem | scientific method |
| information obtained through one's senses. | observations |
| variable that one changes during an experiment. | independent variable |
| What a hypothesis can become after repeated, successful experimentation. | theory |
| Another name for the independent variable. | manipulated variable |
| Another name for the dependent variable. | responding variable |
| This describes many observations and experiments but does NOT explain them. | scientific law |
| Scientists working together to solve a problem is called __. | collaboration |
| Using journals and published articles is a way scientists __ results of experiments. | communication. |
| __ developed processes for separating mixtures and purifying chemicals. | alchemists |
| This famous alchemist transformed alchemy into chemistry. | Antoine Lavoisier |
| This type of physical property deal with the amount of matter. | Extensive property |
| This type of physical property deal with the type of matter. | Intensive property |
| Another name for extensive properties is __. | Quantitative properties |
| Another name for intensive properties is __. | Qualitative properties. |
| Mass, volume, and pressure are examples of __ properties. | Extensive properties |
| Color, density, and alkaline nature are examples of __ properties. | Intensive properties |
| Matter that has uniform and definite composition. | substances |
| Matter with varied composition. | mixture |
| A physical combination with one phase | homogeneous mixture |
| Another name for homogeneous mixtures. | Solutions |
| A physical combination with more than one phase. | heterogeneous mixture |
| A physical property can be __ or __ without changing composition. | measured or observed |
| State of matter that has indefinite shape, but definite volume. | liquid |
| State of matter that is easily compressed | gas |
| State of matter with definite shape and is not easily compressed. | solid |
| The particles of __ are closely packed, but can freely flow | liquids |
| The state of matter that has particles spaced far apart, but have electrical charge. | plasma |
| A gaseous state of a substance that is usually a solid or liquid at room temperature. | vapor |
| A mixture of solid, water vapor, and gas particles suspended in the water vapor. | smoke |
| These changes occur without changing a substance's composition | physical changes |
| These changes occur by changing one or more substance's composition(s). | chemical changes |
| Freezing and boiling are examples of this type of physical change. | reversible physical change |
| Breaking and cutting are examples of this type of physical change. | irreversible physical change |
| This process is used to separate solids from liquids in a heterogeneous mixture. | Filtration |
| This process is used to separate dissolved solids from a solution. | evaporation |
| This process is used to separate a mixture of liquids with different boiling points. | distillation |
| This process is used to separate different colored inks. | chromatography |
| Horizontal rows of a periodic table are called this. | periods |
| Vertical columns of the periodic table are called this. | groups or families |
| Each element on the periodic table is represented by this. | chemical symbol |
| The elements on the periodic table are arranged by increasing __. | atomic number |
| The periodic table shows information about this type of substance. | elements |
| A substance that can be broken down by chemical means. | compound |
| Subscripts in a chemical formula indicate the relative __ of elements in a compound. | proportion (number)T |
| The ability of a substance to undergo a chemical change is called this. | chemical property |
| The starting substances in a reaction are called __. | reactants |
| The substances at the end of a chemical reaction are called __. | products |
| A solid formed from solutions is called this. | precipitate |
| The mass of reactants must be equal to the mass of the products in a chemical reaction is explained by this. | Law of Conservation of Mass |