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Intro to Chem
Intro to Chem. JeffCo..Spring 2011 CHAPTERS 1 THRU 4
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2011

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CHEMISTRY
Definition
THE BRANCH OF SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITIONS OF ALL MATERIAL AND WITH THE REACTIONS THEY CAN UNDERGO
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NATURAL LAW
Definition
A STATEMENT THE SUMMERIZES THE EXPERIMENTAL FACTS ABOUT NATURE WHERE BEHAVIOR IS CONSISTANT AND HAS NO KNOWN EXCEPTINS
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THEORY
Definition
A WELL-ESTABLISHED EXPLANATION THAT HAS WITHSTOOD EXTENSIVE TESTING
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HYPOTHESIS
Definition
A TENTATIVE, REASONABLE EXPLANATION OF FACTS OF A LAW
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EXPERIMENT
Definition
A CONTROLLED INVESTIGATION USED TO TEST OR OBTAIN FACTS, TO TEST OR ESTABLISH A HYPOTHESIS OR THE ILLUSTRATE A KNOWN SCIENTIFIC LAW
Term
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Definition
THE PROCESS OF FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROCEDURES WHEN SOLVING PROBLEMS OR CARRYING OUT PLANNED RESEARCH
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APPLIED RESEARCH
Definition
RESEARCH THAT WORKS TOWARD THE DEVELOPEMENT ON NEW PRODUCTS
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BASIC RESEARCH
Definition
THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE FOR ITS OWN SAKE.
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SOLIDS
Definition
THE STATE OF MATTER IN WHICH THE SUBSTANCE MAINTAINS ITS SHAPE AND VOLUME
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LIQUIDS
Definition
THE STATE OF MATTER IN WHICH THE SUBSTANCE ASSUMES THE SHAPE OF ITS CONTAINER, FLOWS READILY AND MAINTAINS A FAIRLY CONSTANT VOLUME
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GAS
Definition
THE STATE OF MATTER IN WHICH THE SUBSTANCE MAINTAINS NEITHER SHAPE NOR VOLUME
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GASES
Definition
1000 TIMES LESS DENCE OF A SOLID/LIQUID
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ELEMENT
Definition
A SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE DECOMPOSED INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES OY CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL MEANS
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COMPOUND
Definition
A PURE SUBSTANCE MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE KINDS OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE COMBINDED TOGETHER CHEMICALLY IN FIXED PROPORTIONS
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LAW OF DEFINITE PROPORTIONS
Definition
A GIVEN COMPOUND ALWAYS HAS A SPECIFIC ATOM RATIO AND A SPECIFIC MASS RATIO OF EACH ELEMENT IN THE COMPOUND
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HETROGENEOUS MIXTURE
Definition
A MIXTURE OF SUBSTANCES THAT DOES NOT HAVE A UNIFORM COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT
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HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE
Definition
A MIXTURE THAT HAS THE SAME COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES THOUGHOUT
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Definition
CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES OF A SUBSTANCE THAT IDENTIFIES THE SUBSTANCE WITHOUT CAUSING A CHANGE IN ITS COMPOSITION
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COLOR..ODOR..DENSITY..BOILING/MELTING POINT
Definition
EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Definition
CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES OF A SUBSTANCE THAT RELATES TO HOW THE SUBSTANCE CHANGES COMPOSITION
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REACTIVITY..RATIO OF ATOMS
Definition
EXAMPLES OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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INTENSIVE PROPERTIES
Definition
THE CHARACTERISTIC PHYISICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON SAMPLE SIZE
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DENSITY..BOILING/MELTING POINT..CONDUCTIVITY
Definition
EXAMPLES OF INTENSIVE PROPERTIES
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EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES
Definition
PROPERTIES THAT RELATE TO THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL IN A SAMPLE
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MASS..VOLUME
Definition
EXAMPLES OF EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES
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PHYSICAL CHANGE
Definition
A CHANGE IN WHICH THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF A SUBSTANCE IS NOT AFFECTED
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CHEMICAL CHANGE
Definition
A CHANGE IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF A SUBSTANCE. CHEMICAL REACTION
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS
Definition
MASS IS NEITHER CREATED NORE DESTROYED DURING A CHEMICAL REACION
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ENERGY
Definition
THE CAPACITY TO DO WORK OR TO TRANSFER HEAT
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WORK
Definition
THE MOVEMENT OF A MASS THROUGH A DISTANCE
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MATTER
Definition
ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKE UP SPACE
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MASS
Definition
A MEASURE OF THE QUANTITY OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT
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WEIGHT
Definition
THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ACTING ON THE MASS OF A PARTICULAR OBJECT
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KINETIC ENERGY
Definition
THE ENERGY THAT OBJECT OR MOLECULES POSSESS BECAUSE OF THEIR MOTION
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POTENTIAL ENERGRY
Definition
THE STORED ENERGY AN OBJECT POSSESS BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION OR ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
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EXOTHERMIC
Definition
A CHEMICAL REACTION THAT RELESES HEAT ENERGY
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ENDOTHERMIC
Definition
A CHEMICAL REACTION THE PRECEEDS ONLY WHEN IT ABSORBS HEAT FROM THE SURROUNDINGS
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
Definition
ENERGY IN NEITHER CREATED NOR DESTROYED DURING A CHEMICAL REACTION
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CONSERVATION OF MATTER TO ENERGY
Definition
IN NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NEITHER MATTER NOR ENERGY IS CONSERVED BUT RATHER THE TOTAL SUM OF MATTER AND ENERGY IS CONSTANT. E=MC2
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METER..KILOGRAM..KELVIN..SECOND..MOLE
Definition
UNITS OF SI
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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
Definition
AN APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING WHERE THE GIVEN QUANTITY AND UNITS ARE MULTIPLIED BY ONE OR MORE CONVERSION FACTORS
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PRECISION
Definition
THE DEGREE TO WHICH REPEATED MEASUREMENTS OF A QUANTITY ARE IN AGREEMENT
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ACCURACY
Definition
HOW CLOSELY EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS AGREE WITH THE TRUE VALUE
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EXACT NUMBERS
Definition
ONE THAT HAS NO UNCERTAIN DIGITS AND IS OBTAINED BY DIRECT COUNT OR BY DEFINITION
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F=(9/5)(C)+32
Definition
EQUATION FROM CELCIUS TO FAHRENHEIT
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C=(5/9)(F-32)
Definition
EQUATION FROM FAHRENHEIT TO CELCUIS
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K = C + 273
Definition
EQUATION FROM CELCIUS TO KELVIN
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TEMPERATURE
Definition
MEASURES THE AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN A SUBSTANCE
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HEAT
Definition
ENERGY THAT IS TRANSFORMED BETWEEN SAMPLES OF MATTER BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCES INTHEIR TEMPERATURE
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CALORIE
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1.0 GRAM OF WATER BY 1C
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SPECIFIC HEAT
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NEEDED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1.0G OF A SUBSTANCE BY 1C
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PERIOD
Definition
THE HORIZONTAL ROW OF ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
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FAMILY
Definition
THE VERTICAL COLUMNS OF ELEMENTS INTHE PERIODIC TABLE
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CONDUCTIVITY
Definition
THE CAPACITY FOR TRANSFERING HEAT OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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LUSTER
Definition
THE ABILITY TO REFLECT LIGHT
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MALLEABLE
Definition
THE CAPABILITY OF A METAL TO BE SHAPED INTO THIN SHEETS
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DUCTILE
Definition
THE ABILITY OF A METAL TO BE DRAWN INTO A WIRE
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ELECTROLYSIS
Definition
A PROCESS WHERE A DIRECT ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS USED TO DECOMPOSE A COMPOUND OR IONIC SOLUTION
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LAW OF MULTIPLE PROPORTIONS
Definition
IF TWO ELEMENT FORM MORE THAN ONE COMPOUND, THE MASSES OF ONE ELEMENT THAT COMBINE WITH A FIXED MASS OF THE SECOND ELEMENTS ARE IN SIMPLE, WHOLE NUMBER RATIOS
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ATOMIC NUMBER
Definition
TOTAL NUMBER OF PROTONS IN AN ATOM
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MASS NUMBER
Definition
TOTAL NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NEUTRONS IN AN ATOM
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NUCLEUS
Definition
THE TINY CENTER OF AN ATOM THAT CONTAINS AN ATOMS PROTONS AND NEUTRONS
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ISOTOPES
Definition
ATOMS OF A PARTICULAR KIND OF ELEMENT THAT HAVE DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS
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ATOMIC MASS
Definition
THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF THE ATOMIC MASSES FOR THE MIXTURE OF ALL NATURALLY OCCURING ISOTOPES OF AN ELEMENT
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MOLE
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF A SUBSTANCE WHOSE MASS IN GRAMS IS NUMERICALLY EQUAL TO THE FORMULA WEIGHT OF THE SUBSTANCE
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MOLAR MASS
Definition
THE MASS IN GRAMS OF A MOLE OF ANY SUBSTANCE
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AVOGADRO'S NUMBER
Definition
THE NUMBER OF ATOMS, IONS, OR MOLECULES IN A MOLE...N= 6.022 X 10 TO THE 23RD
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AMU--ATOMIC MASS UNITS
Definition
THE UNIT FOR EXPRESSING THE RELATIVE MASS OF ATOMS. EQUAL TO 1/12 OF THE MASS OF A CARBON-12 ATOM
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