Chemistry Final Exam Review Fall Semester

Front

What is the expansion of a material upon heating called?

Back

Thermal expansion

Front

Which principle states that the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products in a chemical reaction?

Back

Conservation of mass

Front

Which subatomic particles account for most of an atom's mass and volume?

Back

Protons and neutrons

Front

What is the boundary between fluid layers where heat enters or leaves a convection cell called?

Back

Thermal Boundary Layers

Front

Cations have a ______ charge because they have _____ electrons.

Back

positive; lost

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through direct contact?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the term for a negatively charged ion?

Back

Anion

Front

What is the law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?

Back

Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

What is the term for the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius?

Back

Specific heat capacity

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has a uniform composition throughout?

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Homogeneous mixture