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Ch 3 Vocab
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Chemistry
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09/29/2011

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Matter
Definition
The stuff the universe is made of- has mass and occupies space.
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States of matter
Definition
Different classes of matter based on the strength among the matter's particles.
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Solid
Definition
Rigid state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.
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Liquid
Definition
State of matter with a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
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Gas
Definition
State of matter with no fixed volume or shape; takes the shape and volume of its container.
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Physical properties
Definition
Properties of a substance like odor, color, volume, state (gas, liquid, solid), density, melting point, and boiling point.
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Chemical properties
Definition
Properties that describe a pure substance and refer to its ability to form new substances.
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Physical change
Definition
Changes that do not affect the composition of the substance.
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Chemical change
Definition
Change that changes the fundamental components of a substance.
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Elements
Definition
Matter which cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical means.
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Compounds
Definition
Elements bound together in special ways, and can be broken into elements by chemical changes.
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Mixture
Definition
Matter which has variable composition, like wood, wine, and coffee.
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Pure substance
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Matter which will always have the same composition, and are either elements or compounds.
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Homogenous mixtures
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A mixture with only one distinguishable region; also called a solution.
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Solution
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A mixture with only one distinguishable region; also called homogenous.
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Heterogeneous mixture
Definition
Contains regions with different properties.
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Distillation
Definition
Using differing boiling points to seperate mixtures.
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Filtration
Definition
Seperation process involving removing a solid from a liquid.
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Energy
Definition
The capacity to do work.
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Heat
Definition
A flow of energy due to a temperature difference.
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Exothermic
Definition
Process that results in the evolution or loss of heat.
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Endothermic
Definition
Process that results in the absorbtion of energy.
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Calorie
Definition
Metric unit for the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one Celsius degree.
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Joule
Definition
The SI unit of energy.
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Specific heat capacity
Definition
The amount of energy required to change the temperature of one gram of a substance by one Celsius degree.
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