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Chemistry Ch. 1

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Atoms combine to form?   molecules  
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Scientific laws describes...   HOW nature behaves  
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A scientific law can be proven...   over and over  
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A good hypothesis is ____meaning it makes predictions that can be confirmed or refuted by further explanations.   falsifiable  
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The Law of Conservation of Mass states:   matter is neither created or destroyed  
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We call a specific instance of matter a ___   substance  
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What are the characteristics of a solid?   fixed volume, tightly packed and rigid shape  
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A pure substance is either an ___ or ___   element or compound  
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A mixture is   2 or more substances that are not chemically combined  
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An element is a substance that   cannot be broken down into anything simpler  
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What is a compound?   2 or more chemically combined elements  
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When the mixture looks the same throughout, this is called a ____   homogeneous mixture  
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A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture that____   looks different throughout (you can see the different particles)  
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What is decanting?   separating a solid from a liquid by carefully pouring off liquid  
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Volatile means ____   easy vaporizable  
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Matter can be broken down into what 2 categories?   A pure substance and mixture  
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A mixture can be ____ or _____   homogeneous / hertergoneous  
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A property that changes when the size of the sample changes is a ____.   extensive property  
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Examples of an extensive property are:   mass, volume and length  
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An intensive property:   doesn't change when you take away some of the sample  
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Temperature, color, hardness, melting point, and density are examples of an ___ property   intensive property  
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Pouring a mixture through a filter paper to separate the solid from the liquid is called___   fifltration  
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Distillation is a process where ___   liquids are boiled offf  
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Unit for length:   meter (m)  
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Unit for mass:   kilogram (kg)  
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Unit for time:   second  
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Unit for amount of subtsance:   mole (mol)  
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With a physical change, the ___ changes, the substance does not   appearance  
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In a chemical change, the ____ change   substance  
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How close a particular measurement is to the correct value is the ____   accuracy  
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Precision is:   the consistency of repeated measurement  
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The more consistent the results, the more ____ the measurement is   precise  
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Numbers are not significant when:   1. they are leading zeros 2. zeros at the end of a number doesn't have a decimal point  
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The more digits, the __ certainty   more  
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The less digits, the __ certainty   less  
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Numbers that have NO certainty are called:   exact numbers  
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An error that tends to be too high or too low are called:   systematic errors  
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given unit x desired unit/given unit =   desired unit  
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