Chemistry 101: Chapter 1 "Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving" Terms

atoms

molecules

chemistry

hypothesis

experiments

scientific law

law of conservation of mass

theory

matter

anything that occupies space and has mass

substance

state

composition

solid

crystalline

amorphous

liquid

gas

pure substance

mixture

element

compound

heterogenous

homogenous

decanting

distillation

miscible

volatile

filtration

physical changes

chemical changes

physical property

chemical property

energy

the capacity to do work

work

kinetic energy

potential energy

thermal energy

law of conservation of energy

energy is neither created nor destroyed

units

metric system

International System of Units (SI)

meter (m)

Kelvin (K)

mass

temperature

derived unit

volume

intensive property

extensive property

exact numbers

accuracy

precision

random error

systematic error

dimensional analysis

conversion factor