Chemistry 411
The study of non-organic compounds
What is InOrganic Chemistry?
A measure of the amount of matter
What is Mass
Characteristic that can observed or measured without changing the identity of that substance
What is a physical property
The composition is uniform
What is a homogeneous mixture
This is homogeneous and has a fixed composition
What is a Pure Substance
The study of most compounds containing carbon
What is Organic Chemistry
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
What is an Atom
When one or more substances are converted into different substances
What is a chemical change (or reaction)
What is heterogeneous mixture
A pure substance that canNOT be decomposed by a chemical change
What is an Element
The study of substances and processes in living things
What is BioChemistry
Has definite volume, but NO definte shape
What is a liquid
What is a chemical property
These separate solids from liquids in a mixture
What is a filter
These represent elements in the Periodic Table of Elements
What are Chemical Symbols
What is Basic Research
Are very far apart, move very fast, and spread out as far as they can
What are gas molecules
These properties depend on how much matter you have
What are Extensive Properties
This process separates liquids from liquids in a mixture
What is Distillation
What the 18 groups in the Periodic Table of Elements are also known as
What are Families
Research carried out to solve a problem
What is Applied Science
Substance that is made of two or more elements that are chemically bonded
What is a compound
Properties that depend on the type of matter
What are Intensive Properties
This device separates different density liquids and/or soilds
What is a centrifuge
The largest category of elements on the periodic table
What are metals