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changes of matter
physical change...chemical change...chemical reactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Change | a change resulting in a new chemical substance |
| Physical Change | When the form is changed but is still the same physical substance |
| Chemical property | Is having the chance to make a chemical change |
| physical property | Is having the chance to make a physical change |
| synthesis | A+B--->AB A substance and B substance combined to make a new complex substance |
| decomposition | AB--->A+B compound AB breaks down to form one A and one B |
| single replacment | AB+C--->AC+B replacing one part of the pair |
| Double replacment | AB+CD--->AD+CB Exchange of two parts of a compound |
| Atom | A basic unit of a chemical element |
| Molecule | A group of atoms bonded together |
| Conservation of mass | Restating that mass can not be created or destroyed |