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chap 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemical | any substance that has a definite composition |
| chemistry | the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes it undergoes |
| atom | the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element |
| change of state | a physical change of a substance from one state to another |
| chemical change | a change in which one or more substance are converted into different substances |
| chemical property | the ability of a substance to undergo a change that transforms it into a different substance |
| chemical reaction | a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound |
| compound | a substance that is made from the atoms of two or more elements that are chemically bonded |
| element | a pure substance made of only one kind of atom |
| gas | the state of matter in which a substancehas neither definite volume nor definite shape |
| liquid | the state of matter in which the substance has a definite volume but an indefinite shape |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mixture | a blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own identity and properites |
| physical change | a change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance |
| physical property | a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substances |
| product | a substance that is formed by a chemical change |
| pure substance | a substance that has a fixed composition and differs from a in a mixture in that every sample of a given pure substance has exactly the same characteristic properties and composition |
| reactant | a substance that reacts in a chemical change |
| solid | the state of matter in which the substance has deinite volume and definite shape |
| family | a vertical column of the periodic table |
| group | a vertical column of the periodic table |
| metal | an element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity |
| metalloid | an element that has some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals |
| nonmetal | an element that is a poor conductor of heat and electricity |
| period | a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table |