States that if a stress is applied to a system at equilibrium, the system shifts in the direction that relieves the stress.
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Metals
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Hard and shiny elements that are good conductors of heat and electricity that tend to lose electrons
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and takes up space
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Inorganic chemistry
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The study of substances that, in general, do not contain carbon
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Neutralization
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A reaction between an acid and a base
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Intrinsic
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Distinguish a substance by another substance, stands on its own
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Compound
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Substance formed when two or more elements are combined chemically
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Oxidation number
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Positive or negative number that indicates how many electrons an atom has gained, lost, or shared to become stable
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Indicators
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Substances that show different color changes to different color substances
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Physical change
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Change of physical properties in a substance
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Volume
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The amount of space an object takes up
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Metaloids
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Borderline elements between metals and nonmetals. Are semiconductors of heat and energy.
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Law of Multiple Proportions
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Two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.
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Heat of reaction
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The quantity of energy released or absorbed as heat during a chemical reaction
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Law of Conservation of Mass
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Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change
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Biochemistry
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Chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals
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Exothermic reaction
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A reaction that RELEASES energy in the form of heat
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Law of Definite Composition
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Chemical compounds are composed of a fixed ratio of elements as determined by mass.
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Heterogenous mixture
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Mixtures having parts with dissimilar properties
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Extrinsic
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Properties that depend on amount of matter observed
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Endothermic reaction
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A reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat
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Amphiportic
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Can be either proton donors or acceptors. Can be considered as either acid or base.
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Tritation
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procedure used to quantitively mix acids and bases
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Chemical change
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Identity of the substance is altered
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Mass
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The amount of matter in an object
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Pure substance
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A substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties.
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Reaction mechanism
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Series of steps involved in a chemical reaction
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Analytical chemistry
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Study of qualitative and and quantitive analysis of elements and compounds
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Mixtures
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Materials made up of two or more substances
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Base
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A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution. Chemical opposite of an acid.
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Organic chemistry
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The study of all chemicals containing carbon
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Weight
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A measure of the force of gravity on an object
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pH
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Measure of the concentration of an acid or base
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Element
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Simplest form of substance
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Acid
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compound that forms hydrogen ions (H+) in solution and has sour taste with corrosive properties
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Polarity
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Property of molecules having separate charges, or dipole with positive and negative charges
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Chemistry
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The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
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Miscibility
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Tendency of liquids to dissolve in other liquids
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Activation energy
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The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
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Oxidation
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Number of electrons that an atom has lost, gained, or shared with other atoms.
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Physical chemistry
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Study of reaction rates, mechanisms, bonding and structure, and thermodynamics
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homogenous mixture (solution)
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Mixture with similar properties and composition. Can't be separated by ordinary chemical means.
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Salt
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Substance produced through neutralization
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Nonmetals
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Brittle elements that aren't good conductors of heat and energy