Unit 1: Nature of Chemistry

Content Outline: Properties of Matter (1.5)

  1. ______
  1. This field of science deals with the study of composition, structure, processes and properties of matter and the associated energy transfer with these processes.
  2. There are ______main branches of Chemistry:
  1. ______– study of Carbon-containing compounds
  2. ______– study of non-organic substances
  3. ______– studies the properties and changes of matter involving energy transfer
  4. ______– the identification of compounds and composition of compounds
  5. ______– studies the processes and substances of life.
  6. ______– predict the properties of new compounds
  1. ______
  1. This term refers to anything that has ______and ______

1. Remember, these are Fundamental Units of measurement.

  1. The building blocks of matter are ______
  1. ______ – The smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identity of that element.
  2. ______ –Pure substances that ______be broken down into smaller units andstill possess chemical properties. For example: Gold (Au) or Lead (Pb).
  3. ______ –Substances that have one or more atoms and ______
  1. These can be composed of the______or composed of ______

For example: water H2O OR Nitrogen gas N2.

  1. ______– this term refers to a substance made up of two or more ______elements. For example: Glucose (the sugar of photosynthesis) – C6H12O6.
  1. General Properties of Matter
  1. These unique properties are useful in ______various pieces of matter.
  2. ______(These tend to be ______ properties.)
  1. These properties depend on the ______of matter in a specimen.
  2. These properties include: ______
  1. ______ (These tend to be ______properties.)
  1. These properties do ______depend on the ______of matter.
  2. These properties include: ______
  1. These are all associated with the atoms and attractions between atoms internally.
  1. ______
  1. These properties involve a ______ in the identity; but ______a change in the ______.
  2. Examples include: ______
  3. For example, ice (frozen water) becoming liquid water… this is an example of melting.
  4. ______
  1. ______– this term refers to matter with a ______
  1. The particles are ______and ______They ______
  2. The particles possess very little ______
  1. ______ – this term refers to matter with a ______but ______
  1. Liquids take the shape of their container.
  2. The particles are ______trapped in one place. They can ______
  3. The particles have more ______ than do particles in a solid.
  1. ______ – this term refers to matter with ______ volume or shape.
  1. Gases take the shape and volume of their container.
  2. The particles are ______
  3. Gases possess the ______ of the states listed above.
  1. ______ – this term refers to a rare state of matter that is associated with extremely high temperatures.
  1. ______
  1. These properties involve a ______, and therefore ______
  2. Examples include: ______

For example: C6H12O6 + O2 CO2, H2O,, and heat energy.

  1. ______– this term refers to the ______ chemicals.
  1. These are ______found on the ______ of the arrow.
  1. ______ – this term refers to the ______chemicals.
  1. These are ______found on the ______ of the arrow.
  1. ______ – this is the arrow ().
  2. ______ – these are reactions that ______
  3. ______– these are reactions that ______. (As seen above.)