4 (Unit 1)

Guided Reading
Introduction to Chemistry

Name ________________________

Section 1 (pp. 3-5)

1. What is chemistry? ___________________________________________________________________
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2. What are the first five major subdivisions of chemistry?
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
d. ___________________________________
e. ___________________________________
3. Match each numbered term with a lettered term.
_______a. physical chemistry

(1) composition

_______b. organic chemistry

(2) life

_______c. analytical chemistry

(3) carbon

_______d. inorganic chemistry

(4) behavior / energy

_______e. biochemistry

(5) without carbon

Careers in Chemistry: Find each of these careers in your text and summarize the information.
4. Analytical Chemist (p. 516)____________________________________________________________
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5. Forensic Chemist (p. 774)______________________________________________________________
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6. Environmental Chemist (p. 408)_________________________________________________________
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7. Materials Scientist (p. 145)_____________________________________________________________
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Section 2 (pp. 6-13)

8. Match the term with its definition.
_______a. mass

(1) pure substance that cannot be broken downmade of one type of atom

_______b. matter

(2) two or more atoms that are chemically bonded

_______c. atom

(3) a measure of the amount of matter

_______d. element

(4) anything that has mass and takes up space

_______e. compound

(5) smallest unit of an element that maintains its chemical identity

9. A ___________________________________ is a characteristic that can be observed or measured

without changing the identity of the substance.
10. A ___________________________________ is a change in a substance that does not involve a change
in the identity of the substance.
11. List the four states of matter and draw a line to match them to their definition.
a. _________________

(1) high-temp state of matter in which atoms have lost electrons

b. _________________

(2) definite volume / indefinite shape

c. _________________

(3) indefinite volume / indefinite shape

d._________________

(4) definite volume / definite shape

12. Define chemical property:_____________________________________________________________

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13. What are some examples of chemical properties?___________________________________________
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13. The substances that react in a chemical change are called ____________________. The substances that
are formed by the chemical change are called _______________________.
14. A mixture is a _______________ of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own
_______________________ and __________________________.
15. A mixture that is uniform in composition is called ______________________________. Uniform
mixtures are also called ______________________________.
16. A mixture that is not uniform in composition is called ______________________________.
17. Pure substances are either _________________________ or ________________________.