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chem midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Steps of the scientific method | 1.state a problem 2.gather information 3.form a hypothesis 4.perform an experiment 5. analyze data 6.form conclusion |
| the triple beam balance is used to measure __________ | mass |
| a graduated cylinder is used to measure__________ | liquid volume |
| a ruler is used to measure ______________ | length |
| temperature at which water boils and freezes | 100(degrees Celsius) 0(degrees celsius) |
| used to measure temperature | thermometer |
| basic unit of mass | kg(kilogram) |
| basic unit of liquid volume | L(liter) |
| basic unit of solid volume | cm3(cubic centimeter) |
| basic unit of length | m(meter) |
| basic unit of time | s(second) |
| each line on a ruler represents ________________ | a millimeter |
| mass | measure of matter in an object |
| length | distance between two points |
| volume | amount of space an object takes up |
| control | standard to which test results can be compared |
| constant | variable that dos not change when other variables do |
| independent variable | changed to determine how it will affect the dependent variable |
| a factor that changes in an experiment from manipulation of the independent variable is the _________________ | dependent variable |
| a testable prediction | hypothesis |
| substances are either _______ or _________ | elements or compounds |
| matter is classified as either ____ or _______ | pure substances or mixtures |
| when two or more substances are combined so each substance can be separated by physical means the result is a ___________ | mixture |
| pure substances that are made of more than one element | compunds |
| a solution | one substance dissolved in another |
| a suspension | a type of heterogeneous mixture whose particles settle over time and can be separated from the mixture by filtration |
| if the density of an object is less than the density of the fluid displaced by the object , the object will ________ | float |
| the melting point is the same temperature as the _________ | freezing point |
| phase change from liquid to gas | vaporization |
| phase change from gas to liquid | condensation |
| matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape | liquid |
| matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape | solid |
| matter that has no definite shape or volume | gas |
| matter whose particles move faster and farther apart | gas |
| discovered the proton using the gold foil experiment | rutherford |
| discovered the neutron using the cathode ray | chadwick |
| discovered the elctron | j.j thomson |
| said that matter was made out of small round particles | dalton |
| said that all atoms of an element were identical | dalton |
| in a nuetral atom _________ equals _______ | protons equals elctrons |
| valence electrons are the electron found in the _______________ | outer shell |
| the region around the nucleus occupied by the electron | electron cloud |
| elements that lay along the stair - step line of the periodic table | metalloids |
| nonmetals tend to ____ valence electrons | gain |
| particles that make up the atomic mass | protons and nuetrons |
| charge of a proton | +1 |
| charge of a nuetron | 0 |
| charge of an electron | -1 |
| metals ______ valence electrons | lose |
| group 1 | alkali metals |
| group 2 | alkaline earth metals |
| group 3-12 | transition metals |
| group 13 | boron group |
| group 14 | carbon group |
| group 15 | nitrogen group |
| group 16 | oxygen group |
| group 17 | halogen group |
| group 18 | noble gases |
| a bond between a metal and metal | metallic bond |
| bond between a metal and nonmetal | ionic |
| bond between nonmetal and nonmetal | covalent |
| bond when an equal exchange of electrons is shared | ionic |
| bond when atoms share electrons | covalent |
| polyatomic ion | covalently bonded compound of nonmetals that has a charge |
| an ion | charged atom |
| unit for density | g/mL g/cm3 |