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8 Chemistry Revision
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical reaction | new substances formed |
| physical reaction | no new substances formed |
| chemical reaction indicators | release of light or sound |
| physical reaction examples | rolling dough |
| chemical reaction examples | boiling an egg |
| atom | smallest particle of an element |
| molecule | a group of atoms bonded together |
| mixture | a combination of substances that can be physically separated |
| chemical bond | the force that holds two atoms together |
| reactants | starting materials in a chemical reaction |
| products | ending materials in a chemical reaction |
| electron charge | negative |
| neutron charge | neutral |
| proton charge | positive |
| location of electrons | shells |
| location of protons and neutrons | nucleus |
| atomic number | number of protons or electrons |
| atomic mass | number of protons and neutrons |
| neutral atom | an atom with no charge |
| element | made up of one type of atom |
| compound | made up of two or more different types of atoms |
| H | Hydrogen |
| He | Helium |
| Li | Lithium |
| Be | Beryllium |
| B | Boron |
| C | Carbon |
| N | Nitrogen |
| O | Oxygen |
| F | Fluorine |
| Ne | Neon |
| Na | Sodium |
| Mg | magnesium |
| Al | Aluminum |
| Si | Silicon |
| P | Phosphorus |
| S | Sulfur |
| Cl | Chlorine |
| Ar | Argon |
| K | Potassium |
| Ca | Calcium |
| physical property | anything you can observe about an object using your five senses |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
| liquid to gas | evaporation |
| the amount of matter in an object | mass |
| gas to liquid | condensation |
| solid to liquid | melting |
| liquid to solid | freezing |
| gas to solid | deposition |
| solid to gas | sublimation |
| examples of gasses | hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen |
| examples of solids | wood, paper, metal |
| examples of liquids | water, juice, cordial |
| density | how tightly packed the particles are of a substance |
| melting point of ice | zero degrees |
| boiling point of water | one hundred degrees |
| density of water | 1 gram per cm cubed |
| plasma | the fourth state of matter |