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Chemistry For Today Chapters 1-2 Vocab

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matter   anything that has mass and occupies space  
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mass   a measurement of the amount of matter in an object  
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weight   a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object  
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physical properties   properties of matter that can be observed or measured without trying to change the composition of the matter being studied  
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chemical properties   properties matter demonstrates when attempts are made to change it into new substances  
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physical changes   changes matter undergoes without changing composition  
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chemical changes   changes matter undergoes that involve changes in composition  
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scientific models   explanations for observed behavior in nature  
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molecule   the smallest particle of a pure substance that has the properties of that substance and is capable of stable, independent existance.  
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diatomic molecules   molecules that contain two atoms  
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homoatomic molecules   molecules that contain only one kind of atom  
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heteroatomic molecules   molecules that contain two or more kind of atoms  
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triatomic molecules   molecules that contain three atoms  
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polyatomic molecules   molecules that contain more than three atoms  
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atom   the limit of chemical subdivision for matter  
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pure substance   matter that has a constant composition and fixed properties  
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mixture   a physical blend of matter that can theoretically by physically separated into two or more components  
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homogenous matter   matter that has the same properties throughout the sample  
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solutions   homogenous mixtures of two or more substances  
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heterogenous matter   matter with properties that are not the same throughout the sample  
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element   a pure substance consisting of only one kind of atom in the form of homoatomic molecueles or individual atoms  
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compound   a pure substance consisting of two or more kinds of atoms in the form of heteroatomic molecules or individual atoms  
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basic unit of measurement   a specific unit from which other units for the same quantity are obtained by multiplication or division  
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derived unit of measurement   a unit obtained by multiplication or division of one or more basic units  
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scientific notation   a way of representing numbers consisting of a product between a single digit number and a 10 raised to a whole number exponent that may be positive or negative  
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standard position for a decimal   in scientific notation, the position to the right of the first nonzero digi in the nonexponential number  
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significant figures   the numbers in a measurement that represent the certainty of the measurement, plus one number representing an estimate  
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exact numbers   numbers that have no uncertainty; numbers from defined relationships, counting numbers, and numbers that are part of simple fractions  
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factors used in the factor unit method   fractions obtained from numerical relationships between quantities  
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density   the number given when the mass of a sample of a substance is divided by the volume of the same sample  
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elemental symbol   a symbol assigned to an element based on the name of the element, consisting of one capital letter or a capital letter followed by a lowercase letter  
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compound formula   a representation of the molecule of a compound, consisting of the symbols of the atoms found in the molecule  
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nucleus   the central core of atoms that contains protons, neutrons, and most of the mass of atoms  
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atomic number of an atom   a number equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom  
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mass number of an atom   a number equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom  
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isotopes   atoms that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers  
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atomic mass unit   a unit used to express the relative masses of atoms  
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atomic weight   the mass of an average atom of an element expressed in atomic mass units  
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molecular weight   the relative mass of a molecule expressed in atomic mass units and calculated by adding together atomic weights of the atoms in a molecule  
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mole   the number of particles contained in a sample of element or compound with a mass in grams equal to the atomic weight. 1 mol is equal to 6.022 x 10^23 particles  
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