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2: Matter and Change

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Mar 21, 2025
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- 1.12: Scientific Problem Solving
- 2.1: Matter, Mass, and Volume

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2.1: Matter, Mass, and Volume
This page explains the nature of matter, defining it as the substance constituting everything in the universe. It clarifies mass as the quantity of matter, measured in kilograms, and differentiates it from weight, the gravitational force on mass. Volume is defined as the space occupied by an object, measured in cubic meters or liters, with various measuring methods presented, including displacement for irregular shapes. The page underscores that all matter possesses both mass and volume.
2.2: Pure Substances
This page defines substances in chemistry as pure materials with uniform compositions that can't be separated. It provides examples like silver and acetylsalicylic acid, noting that aspirin is a mixture. Substances may exist in solid, liquid, or gas forms based on temperature, and the text emphasizes the necessity of using pure substances in chemical reactions for reliable outcomes.
2.3: Physical Properties
This page discusses the strict standards in drag racing, particularly for the competitive Top Fuel class, which involves specific regulations on vehicle weight and engine size. Regular compliance checks are emphasized. Additionally, it covers the physical properties of substances like color, density, and hardness, underscoring their significance in material identification and purity assessment.
2.4: Extensive and Intensive Properties
This page explains extensive and intensive properties of matter. Extensive properties, such as mass and volume, vary with the amount of matter, while intensive properties, like electrical conductivity and color, do not depend on sample size. Examples are provided to clarify these definitions, highlighting the distinction that extensive properties change with quantity, whereas intensive properties remain constant regardless of the size of the sample.
2.5: States of Matter
This page describes the three states of water: solid, liquid, and gas, with solid existing below 0°C, liquid between 0°C and 100°C, and gas above 100°C. Each state has distinct properties: solids maintain shape and volume, liquids have a fixed volume without a definite shape, and gases have neither. It also mentions plasma as a fourth state, comprised of charged particles. Additionally, it highlights mercury as a unique liquid metal that can also solidify or vaporize.
2.6: Physical Change
This page discusses physical changes in matter, categorizing them into reversible and irreversible changes. It provides examples of reversible changes, such as melting ice and dissolving salt in water, while noting that irreversible changes, like grinding wood into sawdust, cannot be reversed. Additionally, it encourages exploration of the differences between physical and chemical changes, emphasizing the definitions and characteristics of physical changes.
2.7: Mixture
This page explains that lemonade is a mixture consisting of lemon juice, water, and sugar, which retain their individual properties unlike compounds. It discusses the distinction between homogeneous mixtures, like lemonade, and heterogeneous ones, like rocks. Additionally, it categorizes mixtures into solutions, suspensions, and colloids based on particle size, and notes that mixtures can be separated using physical methods due to differences in the physical properties of their components.
2.8: Homogeneous Mixture
This page discusses coffee brewing preferences and explains the difference between pure substances and mixtures, such as salt water. It defines homogeneous mixtures as having a uniform composition, often appearing like pure substances, and notes that mixtures can be separated without changing their identities. Additionally, it emphasizes that all solutions are classified as homogeneous mixtures.
2.9: Heterogeneous Mixtures
This page explains heterogeneous mixtures, highlighting their non-uniform composition using jelly beans as an analogy for selective consumption. It includes examples like vegetable soup and soil, showing distinct phases within the mixtures. Additionally, smog is mentioned as an inconsistent heterogeneous mixture. The concept of a phase is clarified as a distinct layer, contrasting with pure substances that are single-phase.
2.10: Separating Mixtures
This page outlines techniques for separating mixtures, crucial in scientific research. It mentions gold panning for isolating gold, and details key methods such as chromatography (based on movement rates), distillation (using boiling point differences), evaporation (for solid extraction), and filtration (for particle capture). Each method has diverse applications in biochemistry, environmental science, and industry.
2.11: Elements
This page discusses Sherlock Holmes, a fictional British detective noted for his keen insights, and the concept of elements, which are the simplest forms of matter. There are 118 known elements, including 98 naturally occurring and 20 synthesized, with examples like oxygen, iron, and gold. Elements differ in value, with gold being highly prized compared to cheaper elements such as aluminum.
2.12: Compounds
This page discusses the analogy between house construction and chemical compounds, highlighting that compounds, like materials, consist of combined elements and possess unique properties. It explains that compounds cannot be separated physically, exemplifying this with table salt, which requires chemical processes for decomposition. Additionally, it distinguishes chemical changes from mixtures, noting that chemical changes result in new compositions.
2.13: Chemical Reaction
This page explains chemical reactions as processes where reactants transform into products through bond changes, occurring in laboratories and daily life. It outlines different reaction types: synthesis, decomposition, replacement, and combustion. It highlights energy dynamics, distinguishing between exothermic reactions (releasing more energy) and endothermic reactions (absorbing more energy). These concepts are essential for understanding chemistry.
2.14: Chemical Change
This page explains how cooking involves chemical changes that transform basic ingredients into new substances, exemplified by bread from flour, sugar, yeast, and water. These changes occur when elements combine or compounds break down, leading to the creation of materials used in food, fabrics, medicine, and safety devices. Recognizing these transformations underscores chemistry's relevance in everyday life.
2.15: Chemical Symbols and Formulas
This page highlights how chess players use specialized symbols for game documentation, similar to how chemists use chemical symbols for elements and compounds. Chemical symbols, typically made up of one or two letters, often derive from English or Latin, while chemical formulas represent the composition and proportions of elements in compounds (e.g., H₂O for water). Grasping these symbols is essential for success in both chess and chemistry.
2.16: Chemical Properties and Chemical Reactions
This page explains the chemical processes related to rusting, emphasizing how leaving a bicycle in the rain can lead to rust due to the reaction of iron with water and oxygen, resulting in financial loss. It also discusses chemical properties and changes, exemplifying a reaction between zinc and sulfur when heated, and notes that alkaline metals are highly reactive with water. These concepts are crucial for identifying substances and their behaviors.
2.17: Reactants and Products
This page discusses the significance of computers in processing information and generating useful outputs like 3D molecular diagrams. It explains chemical equations, detailing how reactants on the left combine to form products on the right, with the reaction direction indicated by an arrow. It highlights various types of reactions, including the formation and decomposition of compounds, emphasizing the importance of these concepts in the study of chemical processes.
2.18: Recognizing Chemical Reactions
This page discusses the process of making pizza, emphasizing the visual cues for readiness, such as a light brown crust and melted cheese. It also outlines key indicators of chemical reactions, including color changes, gas production, precipitate formation, and energy transfer. Examples include heating mercury(II) oxide, zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid, and the reaction between lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide.

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