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CHEM chapter 1 Vocab
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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/09/2011

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Term
Name first 20 elements (GIVE SYMBOLS)
Definition
1. H (hydrogen)
2. He (helium)
3. Li (Lithium)
4. Be (Beryllium)
5. B (Boron)
6. C (Carbon)
7. N (Nitrogen)
8. O (Oxygen)
9. F (Fluorine)
10. Ne (Neon)
11. Na (Sodium)
12. Mg (Magnesium)
13. Al (Aluminum)
14. Si (Silicon)
15. P (Phosphorus)
16. S (Sulfur)
17. Cl (Chlorine)
18. Ar (Argon)
19. K (Potassium)
20. Ca (Calcium)
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Definition
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Term
MATTER
Definition
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Term
QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION
Definition
AN OBSERVATION BASED ON THE PURITY OF A SUBSTANCE
Term
QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION
Definition
AN OBSERVATION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF A SUBSTANCE
Term
MASS
Definition
The measurement of matter
Term
DENSITY
Definition
The mass per unit volume of an object
Term
Equation for density?
Definition
d=m/v
Term
PURE SUBSTANCE
Definition
A compound or an element
Term
ELEMENT
Definition
A substance which cannot be broken down into simpler substances
Term
COMPOUND
Definition
A chemical combination of 2 or more elements
Term
MIXTURE
Definition
A combination of 2 or more substances NOT chemically combined
Term
HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE (exs)
Definition
A mixture in which the 2 or more substances are not dissolved in one and other (sand, pebbles, and concrete)
Term
HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE (exs)
Definition
A mixture in which the 2 or more substances are dissolved in each other
(solution)
Term
SOLUTE (exs)
Definition
The component o a solution which is dissolved (the ice in iced tea)
Term
SOLVENT (exs)
Definition
the component of a solution which dissolves the other (the tea in the iced tea)
Term
AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Definition
A solution in which water is solvent
Term
ALLOY (exs)
Definition
A solution of 2 or more metals (copper and zinc melted together to form brass)
Term
PHYSICAL PROPERTY (exs)
Definition
A property which does not involve or determine the chemical reactivity of a substance (color, mass, hardness)
Term
CHEMICAL PROPERTY (exs)
Definition
A property which determines the chemical reactivity of a substance (electron structure)
Term
PHYSICAL CHANGE (exs)
Definition
a change which does not involve a change in the chemical make-up of the substance (freezing, boiling, solidifying)
Term
CHEMICAL CHANGE (exs)
Definition
A change which does involve a change o the chemical make-up of a substance (burning, exploding)
Term
EVIDENCE OF A CHEMICAL CHANGE
Definition
The evolution of light, heat, color change, a gas, or a precipitate
Term
PRECIPITATE
Definition
the formation of a solid in a solution or inside another solid during a chemical reaction or by diffusion in a solid
Term
CHEMICAL FORMULA (exs)
Definition
Symbols and numbers which indicate the kind and amount of each element in a compound (H20 & CO2)
Term
Name first 20 elements/symbols
Definition
(H) Hydrogen
(He) Helium
(Li) Lithium
(Be) Beryllium
(B) Boron
(C) Carbon
(N) Nitrogen
(O) Oxygen
(F) Fluorine
(Ne) Neon
(Na) Sodium
(Mg) Magnesium
(Al) Aluminium
(Si) Silicon
(P) Phosphorous
(S) Sulphur
(Cl) Chlorine
(Ar) Argon
(K) Potassium
(Ca) Calcium
Term
NAME THAT PREFIX:
millionth
Definition
nano
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
10 to the -15th power
Definition
femto
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
trillionth
Definition
pico
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
hundred thousandth
Definition
micro
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
thousandth
Definition
milli
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
hundredth
Definition
centi
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
10th
Definition
deci
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
thousand
Definition
kilo
Term
NAME THAT PEFIX:
million
Definition
mega
Term
How many significant figures are there in 5.9331?
Definition
5
Term
How many significant figures are there in 0.000005?
Definition
1
Term
How many significant figures are there in 2.02240?
Definition
6
Term
how many significant figures are there in 0.045010?
Definition
5
Term
how many significant figures are there in 1,000,000?
Definition
1
Term
how many significant figures are there in 100 cm/m?
Definition
infinte amt of #s
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