IBC Semester One

Accuracy

Accuracy

________- How close an experimental value is to the accepted value.

Phase

________- Part of a sample that has uniform properties and composition.

Compound

________- Two or more elements that are chemically combined.

Precision

________- How close measurements are to each other.

Chemical Reaction

________- Two or more substances /reactants are changed into two or more new substances /products.

Distillation

________- A process to separate liquids through boiling points.

Biochemistry

________- Study of chemical processes that occur in living things.

Chromatography

________- A process during which substances (usually liquid) are separated based on polarity.

Volume

________- Measure of how much space an object takes up.

Inductive Reasoning

________- Process of drawing general conclusions based on evidence.

Flammability

________- Ability of matter to burn.

Solution

________- A homogeneous mixture where particles are too small to reflect light or separate.

Molecule

________- Smallest part of a compound that still retains its properties, made of atoms.

Viscosity

________- A liquids resistance to flowing.

Significant Figures

________- Rules for measurements to make sure the end result is not more precise than the starting measurements.

Dimensional Analysis

________ is a logical process for converting from one unit to another.

Mixture

________- Two or more elements that are not chemically combined.

Quarks

________- A particle that makes up protons and neutrons.

Compound

________- Two or more elements that are chemically combined.

Filtration

________- A separation method through particle size.

Nucleus

________- The center of an atom that has a positive charge.

Hypothesis

________- Tentative explanation that can be tested and is falsifiable.

Reactivity

________- Ability of matter to combine chemically with other substances.

Science

________- A way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that depends on evidence, reasoning, and repeated testing.

Precipitate

________- A solid that forms during a chemical reaction.

Analytical Chemistry

________- Separation, identification, qualification of chemical components in natural and artificial materials.

Proton

________- Subatomic particle with a positive charge.

Isotope

________- An atom of an element with a different number of neutrons (All variations of an element are ________)

Product

________- The substance that is the result of the chemical reaction.

Scientific method

________- A process or investigation to produce evidence consisting of many steps.

Conversion Factor

________- Fraction made from equivalency.

Electron

________- Subatomic particle with a negative charge.

Equivalency

________- Two different units that equal the same amount.

Substance

________- Pure material with uniform and definite composition.

Observation

________- Anything detected by the senses.

Neutron

________- Subatomic particle with ________.

Mass

________- Measure of amount of matter in an object.

Liquid

________- Matter with definite volume and indefinite shape.

Vapor

________- Water in gaseous form.

Percent Abundance

________- How naturally abundant an isotope is.

Chemistry

________- Study of matter and the changes it undergoes.

Element

________- A pure substance that can not be broken down.

Inorganic Chemistry

________- Non- carbon substances, properties and behaviors.

States of Matter

________- Different phases that matter can exist in.

Mass Number

________- Protons + Neutrons in an element.

Scientific Theory

________- Broad explanation widely accepted due to lots of evidence.

Scientific Law

________- Statement describing what happens under certain conditions.

Physical Change

________- A change in matter that does not change the substance to another substance.

definite volume

Solid- Matter with ________ and definite shape.

Science

A way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that depends on evidence, reasoning, and repeated testing

Scientific Law

Statement describing what happens under certain conditions

Scientific Theory

Broad explanation widely accepted due to lots of evidence

Chemistry

Study of matter and the changes it undergoes

Physical Chemistry

Physical properties of substances to chemical composition and their transformations

Organic Chemistry

Carbon-based materials and compounds (Living organic + synthetic materials)

Inorganic Chemistry

Non-carbon substances, properties and behaviors

Biochemistry

Study of chemical processes that occur in living things

Analytical Chemistry

Separation, identification, qualification of chemical components in natural and artificial materials

Inductive Reasoning

Process of drawing general conclusions based on evidence

Scientific method

A process or investigation to produce evidence consisting of many steps

Observation

Anything detected by the senses

Hypothesis

Tentative explanation that can be tested and is falsifiable

Experiment

A process made under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis

Manipulated variable

Variable changed by the researcher

Dependent Variable

Variable dependent and changes depending on the Independent/Manipulated variable

Matter

Anything with mass that occupies space

Mass

Measure of amount of matter in an object

Volume

Measure of how much space an object takes up

Physical Property

A property of matter that can be observed without changing it to another substance

Chemical Property

A property of matter that can only be observed through a chemical change

Extensive Property

A property that depends on how much matter there is an a substance

Intensive Property

A property that only depends on the type of matter

Physical Change

A change in matter that does not change the substance to another substance

Chemical Change

A change in matter that changes the substance to another substance, usually in a chemical reaction

Solid

Matter with definite volume and definite shape

Liquid

Matter with definite volume and indefinite shape

Gas

Matter with indefinite volume and shape

Vapor

Water in gaseous form

States of Matter

Different phases that matter can exist in

Substance

Pure material with uniform and definite composition

Viscosity

A liquids resistance to flowing

Mixture

Two or more elements that are not chemically combined

Compound

Two or more elements that are chemically combined

Precipitate

A solid that forms during a chemical reaction

Chromatography

A process during which substances (usually liquid) are separated based on polarity

Decanting

Separating a liquid from a solid through pouring

Solution

A homogeneous mixture where particles are too small to reflect light or separate

Homogeneous Mixture

A mixture with uniform properties and composition throughout

Heterogeneous Mixture

A mixture that does not have uniform properties and composition throughout

Phase

Part of a sample that has uniform properties and composition

Distillation

A process to separate liquids through boiling points

Filtration

A separation method through particle size

Element

A pure substance that cannot be broken down

Compound

Two or more elements that are chemically combined

Molecule

Smallest part of a compound that still retains its properties, made of atoms

Chemical Reaction

Two or more substances/reactants are changed into two or more new substances/products

Flammability

Ability of matter to burn

Reactant

The substances that start a chemical reaction

Product

The substance that is the result of the chemical reaction

Reactivity

Ability of matter to combine chemically with other substances