Flashcards: ST Unit 1: Applied Chemistry
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MrsSeaman on January 4, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adhesive | any synthetic product that is used to join matierals together; causing adherence; sticky |
| Alternative Energy | any source of energy other than fossil fuels that is used for constructive purposes |
| Atom | the smallest unit of a chemical element, made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons |
| Catalyst | a substance that increases or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself |
| Chemical Change | a change in the chemical composition of a substance to produce a new material with new properties (an example of a chemical change is wood turning to ash and smoke when it burns) |
| Chemical Engineering | the branch of engineernig serving industries that chemically convert basic raw materials into a variety of products |
| Chemical Properties | characteristics of a substance that determine how it will react with other substances |
| Chemical Reaction | a chemical change in which one or more substances are changed into one or more new substances |
| Chemist | a personal engaged in chemical research or experiments |
| Chemistry | the branch of science concerned with the properites and interactions of the substances of which matter is composed |
| Compound | substance made up of two or more elements such as water (H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2) or table sugar (C12, H22, O11) |
| Electron | basic particle of negative charge in orbit; around the nucleus of an atom |
| Element | a pure substance composed of only one type of atom |
| Environment | the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates |
| Environmental Engineering | the branch of engineering that deals with the treatment of chemical, biological, and/or thermal waste, the purification of water and air, and the remediation of contaminated sites due to prior waste disposal or accidental contamination |
| Fauna | the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period |
| Flora | the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period |
| Mixture | a combinatino of different things in which the components are individually distinct (e.g. a salad is a mixture of vegetables) |
| Molecule | a group of atoms chemically bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a compound that can take part in a chemical reaction |
| NaCl | sodium chloride; salt |
| Nucleus | the massive, stable part of the atom that contains both protons and neutrons |
| Neutron | a proton with no charge that is found in the nucleus of an atom |
| Periodic Table | table of all known chemical elements organized according to their properties |
| Petroleum Engineering | the application of engineering to the drilling for and production of oil, gas, and liquefiable hydrocarbons |
| Pharmaceuticals | the chemistry of drugs and other medicinal products |
| Physical Change | a change that affects the size, shape, or color of a substance but does not affect its composition |
| Process | human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and use products or systems |
| Proton | particle with a positive charge in the nucleus of an atom |
| Synthetic Material | material that is not found in nature, such as glass, concrete, and plastic |