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CHM 111-ch1

  1. matter
    the stuff the universe is made of.
  2. composition of matter
    the types and amount that make matter up
  3. substance
    a type of matter that has a defined fixed composition
  4. physical properties
    characteristics a substance shows by itself with out interacting with another substance or changing into something else. 
  5. physical change
    you end up with what you started just in a different form
  6. chemical properties
    characteristics a substance shows while it changes into or reacts with another substance.
  7. chemical change
    when you end up with something different then what you started with.
  8. 3 states of matter
    gas, liquid, solid
  9. solids
    have a fixed shape and fixed volume.
  10. liquid
    has a fixed volume but no fixed shape
  11. gas
    has no deffined volume or shape
  12. potential energy
    ability to do work based on position
  13. kinetic energy
    ability to do work based on motion
  14. formula for converting Celsius to Kelvin
    Kelvin = Celsius + 273.15
  15. formula for converting Celsius to Farenheit
    • Celsius = 5(farenheit) - 160
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  16. intensive properties
    characteristics that do not change as the amount changes
  17. extensive properties
    characteristics that change as the amount changes
  18. precision
    how close measurment are to one another
  19. accuracy
    how close average of measurements are to actual
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CHM 111-ch1
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