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General Vocabulary Review

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element   substance that cannot be broken down by chemical or physical means  
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compound   pure substance with more than one element  
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empirical formula   simplest whole number ratio of particles in a substance  
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molecular formula   actual number of atoms of each element in a compound  
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Avogadro's constant/number   6.02 x 10^23 particles  
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molar mass   the mass of one mole of any substance  
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atomic mass   weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes of a substance  
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volume   the measure of the amount of space an object takes up; its size  
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mass   the amount of matter in an object  
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inertia   tendency of an object to resist being moved  
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physical property   characteristic of an object (can be observed without changing the object)  
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chemical property   describes a substance's ability to react  
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physical change   a change that does not involve changing the chemical properties  
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chemical change   a change that occurs when one or more substances change to new substances with different properties  
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proton   positively-charged part of the atom  
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electron   negatively-charged part of the atom  
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neutron   a neutral particle in the atom  
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atomic number   the number of protons in an atom  
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mass number   the number of protons plus neutrons in an atom  
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isotope   any form of an element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons  
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molar mass   the mass in grams of 1 mole of a substance  
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ion   a charged particle  
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cation   a positively-charged particle  
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anion   a negatively-charged particle  
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group   column (up & down) of the periodic table  
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mole   metric unit for an amount of substance  
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boiling point   temperature at which the upward vapor pressure equals the downward atmospheric pressure  
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synthesis reaction   X + Y forms XY  
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decomposition reaction   XY breaks into X + Y  
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single replacement   X + YZ changes to Y + XZ  
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double replacement   XA + YB changes to XB + YA  
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endothermic reaction   reaction which requires an input of heat  
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exothermic reaction   reaction that gives off heat  
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reactant   a beginning substance in a reaction (left of the arrow)  
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product   a resulting substance in a reaction (right of the arrow)  
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oxidation   an element loses electrons (becomes more positive)  
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reduction   an element gains electrons  
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LEO goes GER   lose electrons oxidation; gains electrons reduction  
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activation energy   minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction  
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catalyst   a substance that speeds a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy  
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heat   equals kinetic energy  
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acid   donates H+  
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base   donates OH-  
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pH   a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration  
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indicator   a compound that shows different colors depending on the pH of its surroundings  
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dissociation   splitting of a compound into its ions in water  
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thermal expansion   a change in volume resulting from temperature change  
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hydrogen bond   a very strong bond between hydrogen and N, O, F (H2O, HF, HN)  
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Boyle's Law   Volume of gas in inversely proportional to pressure (if the temperature and moles are constant) P1 x V1 = P2 x V2  
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Charles's Law   Volume of gas is directly proportional to Kelvin temperature (if pressure and moles are constant) V1/T1 = V2/T2  
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Combined Gas Law   P1 x V1/T1 = P2 x V2/T2  
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Ideal Gas Law   PV = nRT (R = 0.0821 for atm)  
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equilibrium   In a reaction, products form reactants at the same rate that reactants for products. In phase change, the change happens in two directions at the same rate (gas to liquid and liquid to gas)  
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