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There are four (4) basic principles that can be used to describes all chemical concepts. To explain a concept, one can utilize one or more of these principle. 
 
Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT) 
Definition: All substance are made up of [[Particles]] (basic units) that are in constant motion (therefore has energy) and sometimes they interact. 
*There are two different ways that particles can interact:
**1) The components that make up the [[Particles]] can regroup to create new grouping (I call new [[Particles]]). We call this a Chemical Reaction (chemical change).
**2) The components that make up the [[Particles]] DO NOT REGROUP so that [[Particles]] do not change but they just influence each other. We call this a Physical process. The influnece is called <nowiki>Intermolecular Force</nowiki> (IMF)
*College Board AP chemistry does not use the name KMT but inside uses the phrase "particle view of matter". This means the same thing as KMT. 
 
Conservation of Mass 
Definition: Mass can not be gained nor lost in a physical process or chemical reaction. A more simple def is Mass is conserved. 
*In general chemistry (excluding nuclear chemistry), we do not use Einstein equation, E=mc2 which basically means that Energy (E) can be changed directly into matter (m). Not in our chemistry.
 
Conservation of Energy 
Definition: See above Conservation of Matter definition and replace mass with energy (including Einstein work) 
 
Coulombic Force (those are my words, real name is Coulomb Law) 
Definition: Same charge particles repel, different charge particles attract. 
*If you are having a hard time understanding it, it is like when magnets interact
*Feynman said that if all human knowledge was eliminated and you need one concept to figure out all other concepts, it would be Coulomb Law.
*By the way, Feynman, really really smart dude.

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