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Chapter 2 vocab, Chemistry structures of life
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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/12/2010

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Boiling
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The formation of gas throughout a liquid.
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Boiling Point (Bp)
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The temperature at which a liquid changes to gas, and gas changes to a liguid
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calorie (cal)
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The amount of heat energy that raises the temperature of exactly 1g of water exactly 1*C
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Calorie (Cal)
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A nutritional unit of energy equal to 1000cal
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Change of State
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The transformation of one state of matter to another.
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Chemical Change
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A change in which the original substance is converted into a new substance with a different composition and new chemical and physical properties.
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Chemical Properties
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The properties that indicate the ability of a substance to change to a new substance.
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Compound
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a pure substance consisting of two or more elements
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condensation
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the change of state of a gas to a liquid
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cooling curve
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a diagram that shows temperature changes and changes the state for a substance as heat is removed.
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deposition
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the reverse process of sublimation, with gas particles changing directly into a solid.
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element
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a pure substance containing only one type of matter, which cant be broken down
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energy
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the ability to do work
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energy (caloric) value
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the kilocalories obtained per gram of the three food types, carbs fat and protein
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evaporation
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the formation of gas by the escape of high energy molecules from the surface of a liquid
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freezing point
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the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
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gas
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a state of matter charceterized by no definite shape or volume
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heat
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the energy associated with motion of particles in a substance
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heat of fusion
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the energy required to melt exactly 1g of of a substance at its melting point
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heat of vaporization
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the energy required to vaporize exactly 1g of of a substance at its boiling point
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heating curve
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diagram that shows the temperature changes and changes of state of a substance as it is heated
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joule
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the SI unit of heat energy
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kilocalorie
Definition
the amount of heat energy equal to 1000 calories
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