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chem unit 2 review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space |
| atom | particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element |
| element | a substance that can't be broken down by non-nuclear reactions |
| molecule | 2 or more atoms connected by chemical bonds which form the smallest unit of a substance that retains the composition and properties of that substance |
| pure substance | single kind of matter that can't be separated into other kinds of matter by any physical means |
| compound | substance made up of 2 or more different chemical elements combined in a fixed ratio |
| ionic compound | chemical compound composed of ions held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonding |
| covalent compound | a compound whose atoms are bonded via a covalent bond |
| physical property | property of matter that doesn't deal with chemical changes |
| chemical property | any of a material's properties that become evident during a chemical reaction |
| corrosiveness | ability for a substance to destroy and damage other substances with which it comes into contact |
| reactivity | the rate at which a chemical substance tends to undergo a chemical reaction |
| flammability | how easily something will burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion |
| physical changes | changes affecting form of a chemical substance but not chemical composition |
| chemical changes | occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance |
| 4 pieces of evidence of a chemical change | color changes, formation of a solid in a previously clear solution, formation of gas, heat absorption or emission and light emission |
| heterogeneous mixture | have visually distinguishable components |
| homogeneous mixture | same proportion of it components through the given sample |
| law of definite proportions | regardless the amount, a compound is always composed of the same elements of same proportion by mass |
| law of conservation of mass | mass is neither created nor destroyed during chemical or physical reactions |
| % by mass | mass of an element --------------------------- x100 total mass of the compound |