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CI#3 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Volume | The amount of space something occupies; the amount of space something takes up |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object or sample |
Matter | Anything that has mass and volume |
Compress (verb) | Reduce the volume of something by applying force/pressure |
Closed System | Matter cannot be transferred into or out of the system |
Open System | Matter can be transferred into or out of the system |
Particle | The smallest piece of a substance that is still that substance |
Force | a push or a pull |
Stock Solution | A large volume of reactant that has a premeasured concentration |
Excess Reagent or Excess Reactant | The extra reactant that remains after the chemical reaction has ended |
Limiting Reagent or Limiting Reactant | The reactant that limits how much the product can be formed in a chemical reaction; the reaction stops when all of the limiting reagent is used up |