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Chapter 1:
Matter and Change
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Chemistry
11th Grade
01/20/2011

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Atom
Definition
the samllest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
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change of state
Definition
a physical change of a substance from one state to another
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chemical change
Definition
a change in which one or more substances are converted into different substances
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chemical property
Definition
the ability of a substance to undergo a change that transfoms it inot a different substane
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chemical reaction
Definition
a reaction in which one or more substances are converted into different substances
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compound
Definition
a compound substance that is made from the atoms of two or more elements that chemically bonded
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element
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a pure substance made of only one kind of atom
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extensive property
Definition
a property that depends on teh amount of matter that is present
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gas
Definition
a state of matter in which a substance has neither difinite volume nor definite shape
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intensive property
Definition
a property that does not depend on the amount of matter present
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liquid
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the state of matter in which  the substance has definite volume but as indefinite shape
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mass
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The measure of the amount of matter
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matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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mixture
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a blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own identity and properties
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physical change
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a change in a substance that does not involve a change in teh identity of the substance
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physical property
Definition
a characterisitic that can be ovserved or measured without changing the identity of the substance
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product
Definition
a substance that is formed by a chemical change
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pure substance
Definition
a substance that has a fixed composition and differs from a mixture in that every sample of a given pure substance has exactly the same properties and composition
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reactant
Definition
a substance that reacts in a chemical change
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solid
Definition
the state of matter in which the substance has definite shape and definite volume
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family
Definition
a veritcal column of the periodic table
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group
Definition
a vertical column iof the periodic table 
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metal
Definition
an element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity
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metalloid
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an element that has some characterisitics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals
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nonmetal
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an element that is a poor conductor of heat and electricity
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period
Definition
a horizontal row of lements in the periodic table
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