Branches of Chemistry
The study of the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter.
What is chemistry?
This substance cannot be broken down into a simpler substance.
What is an element?
Which group of elements would have a chemical property of being inert?
What are the noble gases?
All changes, whether physical or chemical, involve changes in this.
What is energy changes?
This state of matter would fill a container of any shape and size.
What is a gas?
This branch of chemistry is most concerned with studying carbon compounds.
What is organic chemistry?
Combination of two or more pure substances that do not have a fixed composition and the properties vary.
What is a mixture?
List three properties of metals.
What are Luster, Good conductors of heat and electricity, Malleable, Ductile
This type of change happens when you dissolve sugar in tea.
What is a physical change?
These elements are brittle.
What are the nonmetal solids?
A scientist is studying reactions that occur during the digestion of food.
What is biochemistry?
This substance has a fixed composition and definite properties.
What is a compound?
These properties change depending on the quantity of matter.
What is extensive properties?
The type of change that occurs when iron oxide is formed from oxygen, water, and air.
What is a chemical change?
This type of matter can be broken down by physical means.
What is a mixture?
Suppose element X is a poor conductor of electricity and breaks when hit with a hammer. You would find it in what area of the periodic table.
What is the right-hand side?
The smallest part of a compound that keeps the properties of the compound.
What is a molecule?
What is physical property?
During the process of vaporization, energy must be ______.
What is absorbed?
This type of matter is made up of only one type of atom.
What is an element?
A scientist researches how lasers can help in chemotherapy. This is what type of research?
What is applied research?
Place the following types of mixtures in order from largest to smallest in particle size:
Colloid, solution, suspension
What is suspension, colloid, and solution?
Density does not change depending on the quantity of the substance. This is what type of property?
What is an intensive property?
Rubbing alcohol turning into a vapor at room temperature would be classified as _____ change.
What is a physical change?
1000 cm3 = ____ L