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Chemistry chapter 1

9-24-14

18 cards·by hailey98765
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atom
smallest unit of element that has properties of that element
element
pure substance made of only 1 kind of atom
compound
pure substance made from atoms of 2 or more elements
law of conservation of energy
energy is never created or destroyed in any reaction
homogeneous mixture
same throughout (salt water)
heterogeneous mixture
different throughout (italian dressing)
properties of matter
1. has mass 2. has volume
mass
measure of amount of matter
how is mass different from weight?
weight involves gravity pulling down
2 types of properties
extensive and intensive
extensive property
depends on amount of matter present
intensive property
does not depend on amount of matter present
physical property
describes a substance, not how substance changes
chemical change
substance changes into a different substance
SI base units
length-meter, mass-gram, temperature-kelvin, time-second, amount of substance-mole
derived SI units
must be calculated (volume, concentration, area, density, energy, molar mass)
periods
horizontal rows
groups/families
vertical columns