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Intro Phys Chem

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Term
Definition
Science   "the experimental investigation and explanation of natural phenomena"  
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Technology   the application of scientific knowledge  
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Chemistry   the study of matter and the transformations it undergoes  
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Matter   "stuff"; anything that has mass and occupies space  
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Pure Substance   only a single type of matter is present  
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Mixtures   occur when two or more pure substances substances are intermingled with each other  
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Homogeneous Mixture (Solution)   mixtures in which the composition of the mixture is identical throughout  
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Heterogeneous Mixture   a mixture that's composition is not the same throughout  
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Atom   the smallest possible piece of an element  
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Elemental Substance   pure substance that is made from atoms of just one element  
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Compound   pure substances made from atoms of two or more different elements  
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Chemical Formula   indicates the number of atoms of each element that make up the smallest piece of that compound  
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Physical Transformation   transformation that leaves a substance as the same substance but in a different physical state  
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States of Matter   solid,liquid, and gas  
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Freezing   the change from a liquid to a solid  
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Melting   the change from a solid to a liquid  
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Vaporization   the change from a liquid to a vapor  
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Condensation   the change from a vapor to liquid state  
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Physical properties   characterize a pure substance's physical state and behavior  
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Sublimation   the change from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state  
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Chemical Change (Chemical Transformation)   a change that causes a pure substance to become a different substance(s)  
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Chemical Properties   properties that can only be described when a pure substance undergoes a chemical change  
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Reactants   starting substances in a chemical reaction  
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Products   new substances formed during a chemical reaction  
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Chemical Reaction   the process that goes on during the conversion of reactants to products  
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Element   the basic building blocks of matter  
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Exact Number   a numerical value with no uncertainty; able to be counted  
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Measurement   use of tools to ascertain the numerical value  
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Precision   the closeness to one another of a series of measurements made on the same object  
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Accuracy   the closeness of the measured result to the true value  
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Leading Zeros   all the zeros that precede the first nonzero digit  
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Trailing Zeros   those that appear to the right of the last nonzero digit in the number  
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Scientific Notation   writing the numerical quantity as a number multiplied by 10 raised to an exponent  
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SI Units   Standardized international system of measurement used everywhere but the US. These include: meter, kilogram, second, kelvin, and mole.  
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Derived SI Units   Combinations of the base SI units. These include: cubic meter, pascal, joule, and coulomb.  
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Volume   Amount of space occupied by an object  
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Pico- (p)   one-trillionth (10^-12)  
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Nano- (n)   one-billionth (10^-9)  
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Micro- (μ)   one-millionth (10^-6)  
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Milli- (m)   one-thousandth (.001)  
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Centi- (c)   one-hundredth (.01)  
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Deci- (d)   one-tenth (.1)  
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Kilo- (k)   one thousand (1000)  
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Mega- (M)   one million (10^6)  
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giga- (G)   one billion (10^9)  
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Mass   quantity of matter in an object  
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Weight   strength of the gravitational force exerted on an object  
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Density   measure of the compactness of matter  
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Intensive Property   a property that does not depend on the amount of material  
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Extensive Property   a property that does depend on the amount present  
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