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NAME: Tashana Williams 09/07/2015
CHM 100-601HY Assignment #1
Instructor: Dr. Frank Ramdayal
DUE DATE: 11:30 PM, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 (Email your answers to
[email protected])
SECTION A - Short answers (39 points)
1)What is chemistry?
-Chemistry is the study of matter and the transformations it undergoes.
2) What is an element?
- An element is a substance that cannot be decomposed by any chemical reaction into
simpler substances.
3) What is a compound?
- A compound is a substance composed of atoms, two or more elements chemically
combined.
4) What is an atom?
-An atom is the smallest unit on an element that has the properties of that element, both
physical and chemical properties.
5) What is a molecule?
- A molecule is made of up of two or more atoms chemically combined.
6) Does each of the following statements describe physical or chemical properties, indicate?
(a) Oxygen gas supports combustion.