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Chemistry
Unit One Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chemical Change | A change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter. |
| Chemical Property | A substance’s ability to react with other substances. |
| Chemistry | The study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes |
| Compound | Matter containing two or more different types of atoms combined in a fixed proportion. |
| Element | Matter containing only one type of atom. |
| Heterogeneous Mixtures | A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture. |
| Homogeneous Mixtures | A mixture that is uniform in composition; components are evenly distributed throughout the mixture. |
| Hypothesis | A proposed explanation for an observation. |
| Inference | a conclusion that is developed through evidence, reasoning, or past observations. |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | In any physical change or chemical reaction, mass is conserved neither created nor destroyed. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space. |
| Observation | something noticed or perceived through your senses, such as: seeing, hearing, or touching something directly. |
| Physical Change | A change that does not involve changing the identity of the substance. |
| Physical Property | A quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance’s composition. |
| Precipitate | A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture. |
| Pure Substance aka Substance | Matter that has a uniform and definite composition, either an element or a compound. |
| Qualitative Data | Data that is descriptive in nature, expressed in terms of language rather than numerical values. |
| Quantitative Data | - any information that can be quantified, counted, or measured, and given a numerical value. |
| Variable- | any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts and that could influence the result of an experiment |