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6552879786qualitative dataobservations that are not numerical in nature0
6552883926quantitative datanumbers obtained through measurement1
6552886947substanceform of matter with a definite composition. elements and compounds are substances2
6552889905homogeneous mixturea solution. a mixture whose composition is uniform throughout3
6552892858heterogeneous mixturea physical combination of two substances that is not uniform throughout4
6552895406elementa substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means5
6552897150compounda substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined6
6552899449massamount of matter in an object7
6552900946volumespace occupied by an object8
6552900947densitymass divided by volume9
6552902100intensive propertyphysical property that does not depend on the amount of substance present10
6552903171nanometer1x10^9 meter11
6552905037kilometer1000 meters12
6552916310sig fig rule: addition and subtractionanswer should have as many decimal places as the number with the least amount of decimal places13
6552917872sig fig rule: multiplication and divisionanswer should have as many sig figs as the number with the least amound of sig figs14
6552923818law of definite proportionsdifferent samples of the same compound always contain its constituent elements in the same proportion by mass15
6552926307law of multiple proportionsif two elements can combine to form more than one compound the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other element are in ratios of small whole numbers16
7307201210hydrated ionic compoundan ionic compound with water molecules trapped within the crystal lattice17
7307203120anhydrousreferring to a hydrated ionic compound that has been heated to drive off the water18
7307204863empirical formulathe simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound19
7307205300molecular formulaformula of a compound that represents that actual number of atoms in a molecule20
7307224139isotopeatom of an element with a different atomic mass due to a different number of neutrons in the nucleus21
7307226428products of combustion of an organic compoundcarbon dioxide and water22
7307227881mass spectrum of an elementa graph which shows the percent abundance of each isotopes' mass for a particular element23
7307229978precipitatean insoluble ionic compound24
7307230713limiting reactantthe reactant that is completely used up during a chemical reaction25
7307241003ionizationwhen an electron is removed from an atom forming a 1+ charged ion26
7397073073actual yieldamount of product produced through an experiment27
7397075263theoretical yieldamount of product predicted through stoichiometry28
9963848373cationpositive ion29
9963848374anionnegative ion30
9963850922valence electronouter energy level electron31
9963853983molar massthe mass of one mole of a substance32
9963853984Avogadro's number6.02x10 23 particles33
9963858877atomic numberthe number of protons in one atom of an element; defines the element34
9963861403atomic massthe number of protons + number of neutrons in one atom of an element35
9963866115nucleuscentral, dense part of an atom containing the protons and neutrons36

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