Chemistry Matter – Flashcards
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Biochemistry
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The study of the processes that take place in organisms
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Physical chemistry
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Concerned with the mechanism, rate, and energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change
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Organic Chemistry
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The study of all chemicals containing carbon
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Inorganic Chemistry
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The study of chemicals that, in general, do not contain carbon
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Analytical Chemistry
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The study of the composition of matter
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Mixture
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A physical blend of two or more components
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Product
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A substance formed in a chemical reaction
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Reactant
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Starting substances in a chemical reaction
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Phase
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Part of a sample having uniform composition and properties
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Heterogeneous Mixture
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Not uniform in composition
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Vapor
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Gaseous state of a substance that is a liquid or solid at room temperature
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Distillation
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A process in which a liquid is boiled to produce a vapor that is condensed again into a liquid
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Mass
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Amount of matter an object contains
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Chemical reaction
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Process in which substances change into different substances
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Compound
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Composed of two or more substances chemically combined in a fixed proportion
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Element
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Substance that cannot be changed into simpler substances by chemical means
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Homogeneous
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Describes a mixture with uniform composition
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The study of chemicals that, in general, do not contain carbon is traditionally called what type of chemistry?
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Inorganic chemistry
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What is not an example of matter. Air, smoke, heat, water vapor.
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Heat
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An example of an extensive property of matter is temperature, pressure mass or hardness
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Mass
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All of the following (mass colour melting point and ability to rust) are physical properties except
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Ability to rust
