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Physiologic Chemistry
NECC- General, Organic, Biologic Chemistry- CH. 1,2,3,5
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2009

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What is chemistry?
Definition
the study of matter, its composition, properties and transformations.
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What is matter?
Definition
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up volume.
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What are  the three states of matter?
Definition
solid. liquid, gas
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Define a solid.
Definition
has definite volume, maintains its shape regardless of the container in which it is placed. The particles of a solid lie close together, and are arranged in a regular 3-D array.
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Define a liquid.
Definition
has a definite volume, but takes on the shape of a container it occupies. The particles of liquid are close together, but they can randonly move around, sliding past one another.
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