Term | Definition |
Matter | anything that has mass and occupies space |
Mass | amount of matter(in grams) |
Properties | definite set of characteristics that define a sustance |
Extensive Property | property that depends on sample size |
Intensive Property | property that does not depend on sample size |
Physical Property | can be measured or observed without producing a new substance |
Chemical Property | ability of a substance to produce a new substance |
Physical Change | change in a physical property |
Chemical Change | change that produces a new substance |
Mixtures | two or more substances |
Homogenous Mixtures | each substance is evenly dispersed throughout |
Heterogenous Mixture | each substance is not uniformly dispersed |
Pure Substance | any matter that is homogenous and has a fixed composition by mass |
Elements | atoms of a single type that cannot be decomposed further (gold, carbon) |
Compounds | two or more elements that are chemically combined (NaCl, H20) |
Solution | a homogeneous mixture |
Solute | What is dissolved in a solution |
Solvent | What the solute is dissolved in ( water) |
Aqueous Solution (aq) | water is the solvent |
Universal Solvent | water |
Filter | material that allows small particles to pass through while trapping large particles |
Filtrate | substance that passes through filter |
Residue | substance that remains in the filter |
Distilation | used to separate solutions by using boiling points |
Chromatography | separated components of a mixtures, based on attraction with the transporting medium |