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Chemistry Reviewer
TOOLS IN CHEMISTRY
QUANTITY – Things that used to be
measured.
Fundamental – are exact length.
Derived quantities – can be derived
from fundamental.
CHANGES IN MATTER
PHYSICAL- change in appearance but FUNDAMENTAL LAW OR PRINCIPLE THAT
not intensive property. SCIENTIST FOLLOWS:
CHEMICAL – change in composition, 1. Law of conservation of energy – either
properties and original substance. be created or destroyed. It can only be
NUCLEAR - transform from one form into another.
2. Law of conservation of mass – the mass
CHEMICAL CHANGE of reactant and the mass of a product in
Color change a chemical change are constant.
Precipitate (souring of milk)
Evolution of gas/ scaping of the dissolve PURE SUBSTANCE
gas in the solution. SUBSTANCE – an variety of matter with definite
Evolution of heat and light. composition of specific properties.
Change in the temperature. - A substance cannot be separated
Disappearance of the original into different physical means.
substance. New substance is form. HOMOGENEOUS – consisting of only one kind of
matter and one phase.
PROCESS IN CHEMICAL CHANGE HETEROGENEOUS – composes of two or more
Oxidation – combustion of a substance substances that are physically distinguished
in oxygen. from one another.
Reduction – process in which oxygen is ELEMANT – are the simplest form of water.
removed from the substance. - They cannot be decomposed
Neutralization - reaction in which acid anymore even a chemical process,
reacts on a base forming a neutral they only undergo a phase change
substance. only.
Hydrolysis – compound reaction on - They contribute the compound.
water to produce a weak acid and weak METAL – they have metallic luster, maliable,
base. good conductor of electricity, dactyl. They are
Decomposition – broken down of a electron donors, positive valences.
complex substance into a simpler NON – METAL – dull, brittle, non maliable, non-
substance. dactyl, non-conductor, electron acceptors,
Fermentation – process in which it negative valences.
produces alcohol caused by enzymes. METALLOIDS (Semi metal) – possessed the
properties of metal and non-metal.
NUCLEAR CHANGE - Poor conductor of electricity but
Change that result in the change of the their conductivity increase as
identity of atoms and the production of temperature rises.
large amount of energy. - They are very much affected by the
addition of impurities.
2 PROCESS COMPOUNDS – composed of two or more
Nuclear fission – split of heavy nuclear elements.
into 2 nuclei. - Which can be decomposed into 2 or
Nuclear fusions – two nuclei unite more elements by using heat or
together to form a bigger nucleus. fire.
ACIDS – it is sour in taste, it is rough, turns blue COLLOIDS
litmus paper into red, neutralize base then it Liquid aerosol = liquid gas combination
reacts with metals, proton donors. Solid aerosol = solid + gas
BASES – have bitter taste, slippery, turns red Sole = solid +liquid
litmus paper into blue, neutralize acids, no Foam = gas + solid
reaction with metals. Emulsion – liquid + liquid
SALT – products of neutralization of the acids
and the base or combination of metal of one or
more non-metals.
ORGANIC – compounds with carbon.
INORGANIC – Compounds without carbon.
MIXTURES
Gas-gas solution = air
Gas-solid solution = hydrogen in nickel
Gas-liquid solution = soft drinks
Liquid-gas = water vapor in air
Liquid-liquid = gasoline in water
Liquid-solid = mercury in gold
Solid-gas = particulates in air
Solid-liquid = sugar in milk
Solid-solid = bronze/brass