Inorganic Chemistry Introduction Exam With Right Answers

Chemistry - The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter, the processes that matter undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany these processes Chemical property - Relates to a substances ability to undergo changes that transform it into different substances Chemical change/ chemical reaction - A change in which one or more substances are converted into different substances Reactants - The substances that react in a chemical change Products - The substances that are formed by the chemical change Mixture - A blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own identity and properties Homogeneous - uniform in structure or composition; the same Solutions - Homogenous mixtures Heterogeneous - not uniform throughout Pure substance - has a fixed composition and differs from a mixture Groups/families - Vertical columns of the periodic table Periods - Horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table Organic chemistry - The study of most carbon-containing compounds Inorganic Chemistry - The study of non-organic substances, many of which have organic fragments bonded to metals (organometallics)