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MR V PS UNIT 4
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mixture | Two or more substances that are together in the same place but their atoms are not chemically bonded |
| COLLOID | A MIXTURE CONTAINING SMALL UNDISSOLVED PARTICLES THAT DO NOT SETTLE OUT |
| SUSPENSION | A MIXTURE IN WHICH PARTICLES CAN EASILY BE SEEN AND EASILY SEPERATED BY SETTLING OR FILTRATION |
| SOLVENT | THE PART OF A SOLUTION THAT IS USUALLY PRESENT IN THE LARGEST AMOUNT AND DISSOLVES A SOLUTE |
| SOLUTE | THE PART OF A SOLUTION THAT IS DISSOLVED BY A SOLUTION |
| SOLUBILITY | THE MEASURE OF HOW MUCH SOLUTE CAN DISSOLVE IN AGIVEN SOLVENT AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE |
| SOLUTION | A MIXTURE CONTAINING A SOLVENT AND AT LEAST ONE SOLUTE THAT HAS THE SAME PROPERTIES THROUGHTOUT A MIXTURE IN WHICH ONE SUBSTANCE IS DISSOLVED IN ANOTHER |
| PHYSICAL CHANGE | A CHANGE THAT ALTERS THE FORM OR APPEARANCEOF THE MATERIAL BUT DOES NOT MAKE THE MATERIAL INTO ANOTHER SUBSTANCE |
| CHEMICAL CHANGE | A CHANGE IN WHICH ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES COMBINE OR BREAK APART TO FORM A NEW SUBSTANCE |
| REACTANT | A STUBSTANCE THAT THAT ENTERS INTO A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| PRODUCT | ASUBSTANCE FORMED AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| EXOTHERMIC REACTION | A REACTION THAT RELEASES ENERGY USUSALLY IN THE FORM OF HEAT |
| ENDOTHERMIC REACTION | A REACTION THAT ABSORBS ENERGY |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS | THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MATTER IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTOYED DURING ANY CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL CHANGE |
| OPEN SYSTEM | A SYSTEM IN WHICH MATTER CAN ENTER FROM OR ESCAPE TO THE SURROUNDINGS |
| CLOSED SYSTEM | A SYSTEM IN WHICH NO MATTER I ALLOWED TO ENTER OR LEAVE |
| SYNTHETIC | CREATED OR MANUFACTURED BY HUMANS NOT FOUND OCCURINGIN NATURE |
| NATURAL RESOURCE | ANYTHING NATURALLY OCCURING IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT HUMANS USE |
| POLYMER | A LONG CHAIN OF MOLECULES MADE UP OF REPEATING UNITS |