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Chemistry Ch 1 hrw
Stepp's Chemistry Ch 1 - Matter and Change
Question | Answer |
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The branches of chemistry are: organic, inorganic, ___, analytical, biochemistry, and ___ chemistry | physical, theoretical |
Any substance with a definite composition | chemical |
The study of the properties and changes of matter and their relation to energy | Physical Chemistry |
Chemistry can be broken in to the following three areas basic research, applied research, and ___ development | technological |
Mass is a measure of the amount of ___ | matter |
Matter is anything that has ___ and takes up ___ | mass, space |
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element is a(an) ___ | atom |
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler, stable substances and is made of only one type of atom is a(an) ___ | element |
A __ is a substance that can be broken down into simple stable substances. | compound |
Compounds are made of __ __ __ __ that are chemically bonded | two or more elements |
There are two kinds of properties of matter: ___ and ___ | intensive and extensive |
___ properties depend upon the amount of matter that is present | extensive |
___ properties do not depend upon the amount of matter present | intensive |
A __ property is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance | physical |
Physical properties describe the substance itself rather than how it can ___ into other substances | change |
Melting point, boiling pt., conductivity, tensile strength, color, and malleability are are examples of ___ properties | physical |
A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the ___ of the substance is a physical change | identity |
Solid, liquid, ___ and ___ are states of matter. | gas, plasma |
Solids have definite ___ and ___ | shape, volume |
Liquids have definite ___ but take on the shape of their ____ | volume, container |
___ have neither definite shape or definite volume | Gases |
A high temperature more energetic gas-like state in which the atoms have lost most of their electrons is called ___ | plasma |
Chemical properties cannot be observed without changing the ___ of the substance because they deal with reactivity | identity |
A chemical ___ results in the formation one or more different substance with different properties | change (or reaction) |
Yields, produces, forms, reacts to make, combusts, and decomposes to form, are some of the ways to read the ___ in a chemical reaction | arrow |
Initial substance that react to form the products are called ___ | reactants |
Substances formed by the reaction are called ___ | products |
When physical or chemical changes occur, ___ is always involved. | energy |
Matter is neither created nor ___ in a chemical reaction | destroyed |
Energy can be released or absorbed but the total amount remains the same because energy is always ___ according to the Law of Conservation of Energy | conserved |
When two or more substances are blended together physically but not chemically bonded it is called a ___ | mixture |
Unlike ___, substances in mixtures retain their individual identities and properties | compounds |
___ mixtures have uniform composition | homogeneous |
Another name for homogeneous mixture is ___ | solution |
Mixtures that are not homogeneous throughout are called ___ | heterogeneous |
Pure substances and solutions are both homogeneous but only a ___ has varying composition (concentration) | solution |
The periodic table can be divided into metals, nonmetals and ___ | metalloids |
metals, unlike nonmetals are good conductors of both heat and ___ | electricity |
Noble Gases are elements in the far ___ column of the periodic table that are very nonreactive | right |
Columns on the periodic table are called ___ and contain elements that are very similar. | groups |
A ___ is a row on the periodic table. | Family |