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Changes of matter
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Term | Definition |
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Chemical change | A change that results in the making of a new substance |
Physical change | A change in a substance that changes it's physical form and no new substance is formed |
Chemical property | The ability to make a change in the chemical structure |
Physical property | The ability to make a change in the physical structure or physical traits |
Synthesis | Two molecules/atoms combine to make a substance |
Decompistion | When a substance come apart and separates |
Single replacment | When one of a substance's atoms/molecules get replaced by a new atom/molecule |
Double replacment | When two substance's atoms/molecules replace each other |
Atom | A basic unit of matter |
Molecule | A group of two or more atoms that bond and combine |
Conservation of mass | Cannot create or destroy matter |
Reactants | Two molecules or elements that result in a product |
Products | The results of the reactants |