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Intro to Chem for Health Sciences
Chapter 1
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
01/06/2011

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Term
Physical states of matter
Definition
Solid, liquid, gas
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Matter
Definition
has mass and occupies volume
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Property
Definition
Size, color, temp.
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2 categories of changes in properties
Definition
physical and chemical
Term
Physical change of states
Definition
Does not alter the chem. makeup of the substance
melting, boiling, freezing, condensing
Term
Chemical Change of states
Definition
Alters the chem. structure of a substance
ex. rust, combustion, fruit ripening
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Pure Substance
Definition
uniform chemical composition
ex. water, sugar
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Mixture
Definition
Variable chem. composition
ex. sugar dissolved in water
Term
Element
Definition
simplest substance
ex H, O
Term
Number of chemical elements identified
Definition
117
90 occur naturally
27 artificially made
Term
Non-metals
Definition
17, poor conductors of heat and electricity, 11 are gases at rm temp.
1 liquid - BROMINE
Term
Metals
Definition
90 metals, solid at rm temp, EXCEPT MERCURY (Hg), left side of periodic table
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Metalloids
Definition
7, properties combo of metal + non-metal
ex. silicon - shiny (like metal)
- brittle (non-metal like)
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