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Unit 1B-Looking at Water and Its Contaminants
ChemCom Unit 1A
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Chemistry
10th Grade
10/06/2012

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matter
Definition
anything that occupies space and has mass
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physical properties
Definition
properties that can be observed and measured without changing the chemical makeup of the substance (ex: density, color, boiling point
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density
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mass per unit of volume, density of water = 1 g/mL
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freezing point
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100 degrees Celsius/32 degrees Fahrenheit for water
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aqueous solution
Definition
solution where water is the solvent
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mixture
Definition
two or more substances combined, but the substances retain their individual properties
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heterogeneous mixture
Definition
mixture where the composition is not uniform throughout
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suspension
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heterogeneous mixture in which the solid particles are large enough to settle out or can be separated by filtration
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Tyndall effect
Definition
scattering of light
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colloid
Definition
heterogeneous mixture in which the particles are small enough to remain suspended in the solution and don't settle out
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homogeneous mixture
Definition
mixture that is uniform throughout
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solution
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homogeneous mixture that light can pass through, particles are fully dissolved
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solute
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substance being dissolved in a solution
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solvent
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substance doing the dissolving in a solution
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particulate level
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visualizing on the level of atoms and molecules
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atoms
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building blocks of matter, smallest particle of an element
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element
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matter that is made up of only one kind of atom
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compound
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substance that is composed of atoms of two or more elements bonded together
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chemical formula
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element symbols and subscripts to denote the # of atoms of each element in a compound
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substance
Definition
elements or compounds, having a uniform and definite composition
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molecule
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two or more atoms bonded together
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macroscopic
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large scale objects visible with the naked eye
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chemical symbol
Definition
letters that represent each element
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periodic table of the elements
Definition
organized chart that depicts all known elements
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subscript
Definition
number written below the normal line of letters, indicates how many atoms of the element just to the left are in the substance
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chemical equation
Definition
reactants and products involved in a chemical reaction
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chemical reaction
Definition
breaking and forming of chemical bonds, causing atoms to become rearranged and new substances formed
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reactants
Definition
starting substances in a chemical reactions
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products
Definition
ending substances in a chemical reaction
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diatomic molecule
Definition
elements that exist as two atoms bonded together (HONClBrIF)
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electron
Definition
negatively charged particle that makes up atoms
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protons
Definition
positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom
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neutrons
Definition
neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom
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ion
Definition
charged atom formed by gaining or losing electrons
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ionic compound
Definition
substance formed by the attraction between positive and negative ions
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cation
Definition
positively charged ion, created by losing electrons
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anion
Definition
negatively charged ion, created by gaining electrons
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polyatomic ion
Definition
group of bonded atoms that acts as a unit
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precipitate
Definition
appearance of an insoluble solid during a chemical reaction
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qualitative test
Definition
test that confirms the presence of absence of a substance
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quantitative test
Definition
test that determines the amount of a substance
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reference solution
Definition
solution that contains the substance of interest to be used as a positive test
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