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CI#1 Mystery Mixture
Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemistry | the branch of science that deals with matter, the properties of matter, and the way in which matter interacts |
| property | an attribute, quality or characteristic of a substance |
| physical property | a characteristic of a property that can be observed without changing the substance into a different substance |
| chemical property | a characteristic of a substance that determines how it interacts with other substances |
| matter | anything that has mass and volume |
| mass | how much inertia an object has |
| volume | how much space an object occupies |
| physical change | a change in the appearance of a substance; no new substance is formed |
| chemical change | a new substance is formed because a substance is changed into a different substance |
| substance | a type of matter define by a unique particle |
| mixture | two or more substances mixed together, but they do not interact to form new substances |
| chemical reaction | a process in which a substance becomes a different substance |
| reactant | the substance(s) you have before a chemical reaction occurs |
| product | the substance(s) you have after a chemical reaction occurs |
| Exothermic Reaction | a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of light or heat |
| Endothermic Reaction | a chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings; usually in the form of heat |
| prediction | what you expect to happen (future event) based on observations |
| observation | information obtained through one or more of the five senses |
| inference | an idea or a conclusion based on one or more observations and possibly prior experience |
| constraint | a limitation or restriction |