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Stepp's Chemistry Ch 1 - Matter and Change

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The branches of chemistry are: organic, inorganic, ___, analytical, biochemistry, and ___ chemistry   physical, theoretical  
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Any substance with a definite composition   chemical  
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The study of the properties and changes of matter and their relation to energy   Physical Chemistry  
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Chemistry can be broken in to the following three areas basic research, applied research, and ___ development   technological  
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Mass is a measure of the amount of ___   matter  
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Matter is anything that has ___ and takes up ___   mass, space  
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The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element is a(an) ___   atom  
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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler, stable substances and is made of only one type of atom is a(an) ___   element  
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A __ is a substance that can be broken down into simple stable substances.   compound  
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Compounds are made of __ __ __ __ that are chemically bonded   two or more elements  
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There are two kinds of properties of matter: ___ and ___   intensive and extensive  
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___ properties depend upon the amount of matter that is present   extensive  
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___ properties do not depend upon the amount of matter present   intensive  
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A __ property is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance   physical  
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Physical properties describe the substance itself rather than how it can ___ into other substances   change  
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Melting point, boiling pt., conductivity, tensile strength, color, and malleability are are examples of ___ properties   physical  
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A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the ___ of the substance is a physical change   identity  
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Solid, liquid, ___ and ___ are states of matter.   gas, plasma  
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Solids have definite ___ and ___   shape, volume  
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Liquids have definite ___ but take on the shape of their ____   volume, container  
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___ have neither definite shape or definite volume   Gases  
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A high temperature more energetic gas-like state in which the atoms have lost most of their electrons is called ___   plasma  
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Chemical properties cannot be observed without changing the ___ of the substance because they deal with reactivity   identity  
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A chemical ___ results in the formation one or more different substance with different properties   change (or reaction)  
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Yields, produces, forms, reacts to make, combusts, and decomposes to form, are some of the ways to read the ___ in a chemical reaction   arrow  
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Initial substance that react to form the products are called ___   reactants  
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Substances formed by the reaction are called ___   products  
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When physical or chemical changes occur, ___ is always involved.   energy  
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Matter is neither created nor ___ in a chemical reaction   destroyed  
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Energy can be released or absorbed but the total amount remains the same because energy is always ___ according to the Law of Conservation of Energy   conserved  
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When two or more substances are blended together physically but not chemically bonded it is called a ___   mixture  
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Unlike ___, substances in mixtures retain their individual identities and properties   compounds  
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___ mixtures have uniform composition   homogeneous  
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Another name for homogeneous mixture is ___   solution  
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Mixtures that are not homogeneous throughout are called ___   heterogeneous  
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Pure substances and solutions are both homogeneous but only a ___ has varying composition (concentration)   solution  
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The periodic table can be divided into metals, nonmetals and ___   metalloids  
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metals, unlike nonmetals are good conductors of both heat and ___   electricity  
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Noble Gases are elements in the far ___ column of the periodic table that are very nonreactive   right  
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Columns on the periodic table are called ___ and contain elements that are very similar.   groups  
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A ___ is a row on the periodic table.   Family  
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