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The study of change
Chap 1
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
09/06/2009

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Term
scientific method
Definition
is a systematic approach to research
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hypothesis
Definition
is a explanetion fo a set of observations
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law
Definition
is a concise statement of a relationship between phenomena that is the same under the same conditions
Term
theory
Definition
is a principle that explains a body of facts and/or those laws that are based on them
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matter
Definition
is anything that occupies space and has mass
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substance
Definition
is a form of matter that has a difinite composition and distinct properies
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mixture
Definition

is a combination of two or more

 substances in which the substances

retain their

distinct identities

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homogenous

 

 

heterogenous

Definition

 

composition of the mixture is the same throughout

 

 

composition is not uniform throughout

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element
Definition
is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
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compound
Definition

is a substance composed of atoms of two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions

 

Compounds can only be separated into their pure components (elements) by chemical means

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physical change
Definition
does not alter the composition or identity of a substance
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chemical change
Definition
alter the compdsition or identity of the substance(s) involved
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extensive property
Definition
depends upon how much matter is is being considered

mass length volume
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intesive property
Definition
does not depend upon how much matter is is being considered

density temperature color
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accuracy

 

precision

Definition

 

how close a measurement is to the true value

 

how closea set of measurements are to each other

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