Question |
Answer |
volume |
the amount of space something occupies; the amount of space something takes up |
mass |
the amount of matter in an object or sample |
matter |
anything that has mass or volume |
compress(verb) |
reduce the volume of something by applying force/pressure |
closed system |
matter cannot be transferred into or out of the system |
open system |
matter can be transferred into or out of the system |
particle |
the smallest piece of a substance that is still that substance |
force |
a push or a pull |
stock solution |
a large volume of reactant that has a premeasured concentration |
excess reagent or excess reactant |
the extra reactant that remains after the chemical reaction has ended |
limited reactant or limited reagent |
the reactant that limits how much product can be found in a chemical reaction, the reaction stops when all of the limiting reagent is used up |