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4803109419matterconsists of individual atoms anything occupying space and having mass, material of universe0
4803109420macroscopic worldthe world that we can see1
4803109421microscopic worldworld of atoms and molecules2
4803109422fundamental concepts of chemistry- matter is composed of various types of atoms - one substance changes to another by reorganizing the way the atoms are attached to each other3
4803109424theoryset of tested hypotheses that gives overall explanation of some natural phenomenon4
4803109426law of conservation of masstotal mass is not affected by chemical change5
4803109427massmeasure of resistance of object to a change in its state of motion6
4803109428weightresponse of mass to gravity, the force7
4803109429accuracyagreement of particular value with the true value8
4803109430precisiondegree of agreement among several measurements of same quantity (reproducibility)9
4803109431random errora measurement has equal probability of being high or low indeterminate error10
4803109432systematic errorsame direction each time, either always high or always low determinate error11
4803109433Significant figuresnonzero integers: always count leading zeros: don't count captive zeros: always count trailing zeros: significant only if # contains decimal point exact numbers: infinite number multiplication and division: #of sig figs in limiting term addition and subtraction: # of decimal places in limiting term12
4803109434metersmeasure of length (IS)13
4803109435kilogramsmeasure of mass (IS)14
4803109436secondsmeasure of time (IS)15
4803109437ampsmeasure of electric current (IS)16
4803109438kelvinmeasure of temperature (IS)17
4803109439candelameasure of luminous intensity (IS)18
4803109440molemeasure of amount of substance (IS)19
4803109441densitymass of a substance per unit volume of the substance a tool for identification of substances20
4803109442solidfixed volume and shape21
4803109443liquiddefinite volume but no specific shape22
4803109444gasno fixed volume or shape23
4803109445homogenous mixturesvisibly indistinguishable parts solutions examples: air, wine, brass24
4803109446heterogeneous mixturesvisibly distinguishable parts examples: sand in water, iced tea with ice25
4803109447pure substanceswith constant composition compounds or elements26
4803109448physical changesa change in the form of a substance, not in its chemical composition examples: boiling, freezing27
4803109449distillationmethod for separating components of mixture depends on differences in volatility (how readily substances become gases)28
4803109450filtrationwhen mixture contains a solid and a liquid29
4803109451chromatographyuses system with 2 states of matter: mobile and stationary30
4803109452compoundssubstances with constant composition that can be broken down into elements by chemical processes31
4803109453chemical changea given substance becomes a new substance or substances with different properties and different composition32
4803109454elementssubstances that can't be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical or physical means33
4803109455Kelvin and Celsius34
4803109456Celsius and Fahrenheit35

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