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Chemistry Basics for Students

This document defines key chemistry vocabulary terms including: 1. Atoms are the smallest part of an element that can exist. A chemical change results in a new substance formed through a chemical reaction. 2. Chemical properties describe how chemicals react with one another through chemical reactions, solubility, acidity, and other interactions. 3. Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, composition, and changes between different states.

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Chemistry Basics for Students

This document defines key chemistry vocabulary terms including: 1. Atoms are the smallest part of an element that can exist. A chemical change results in a new substance formed through a chemical reaction. 2. Chemical properties describe how chemicals react with one another through chemical reactions, solubility, acidity, and other interactions. 3. Chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, composition, and changes between different states.

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Chemistry Vocabulary

Atom - the smallest part of an element that can exist.


Chemical - a change in substances that have had a chemical reaction. The original
Change

substance is changed to a new substance and cannot easily be changed back.


Chemical Properties - describe how chemicals react with one another – chemical
reactions, solubility, acidity, heat, flammability, oxidation(rust), toxicity.
Chemistry - the study of matter, its properties, composition and changes.
Compound - a pure substance containing 2 or more elements connected chemically (H2O).
Decanting - to pour off the top layer without disturbing the layers below.
Density

- the amount of mass of a substance per unit of volume.


- how close together the molecules of a substance are
Distillation - the process of evaporating then condensing a liquid (to separate the parts).
Element - a pure substance in which all the atoms are the same (H).
Filtering - to separate the solid from a liquid by pouring it through a filter (such as paper or a
sieve).
Gas

- one of the states of matter.


- substance takes the shape of its container – very low density.
Heterogeneous Mixture - a substance in which components are mixed but don’t blend
together.
Homogeneous - a substance in which two or more components are evenly mixed
Mixture

but not bonded together.


Liquid

- one of the states of matter.


- has a definite volume, takes the shape of the container, can be poured.
Matter - a physical substance that occupies space.
Mixture - two or more pure substances mixed together (they can be separated).
Molecule - the smallest part of a compound that can exist (two or more atoms connected).
Physical Change - a change where there is no new substance made and no chemical
reaction like a change of state (such as solid to liquid or a mixture) where the original
substance can be recovered.
Physical Properties - properties that are associated with physical change- state of matter,
colour, density, boiling point, melting point, magnetic, conductor of electricity.
Product - a substance that is made from a chemical reaction.
Pure Substance - all the atoms (element) or molecules (compound) are the same.
Reactant - a substance that undergoes a change in a chemical reaction.
Saturated - a solution that cannot hold any more solute at a given temperature.
Solid

- one of the states of matter.


- has a definite shape and definite volume.
Solute - the substance that is dissolved in a solution (the minor part).
Solution

- A liquid mixture in which the solute is evenly dissolved throughout the solvent (solutions
stay mixed).
- also known as a homogeneous mixture.
States of - matter can be gas, liquid or solid and can change from one to another.
Matter

The state of matter can change because of temperature or pressure. - the


Solvent

substance in a solution that does the dissolving (the major part).


Suspension - a mixture in which the component are dispersed but large enough to see and
to settle out.

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