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unit1 matter
Question | Answer |
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matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
physical property | is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of a substance |
chemical property | relates to a substance ability to undergo changes tat transform it into different substances |
physical changes | a change in a substance that does Not involve a change in the identify of the substance is called |
chemical changes | the substances that react in a chemical change are called the reactants |
extensive property | depend on the amount of matter That is present |
intensive property | do not depend on the amount of matter present |
ductility | the ability of a substance to be hammered thin or drawn out into a wire |
malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered thin or beaten into a sheet |
volume | the amount of space occupied by an object |
compressibilty | the measure of how much a given volume decreases when placed under pressure |
density | ratio of mass to volume or mass divided by volume |
evaporation | the change of a substance that is from a liquid to a gas |
sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
vaporization | the process in which a liquid changes directly into a gas |
element | pure substance that cant be broken |
compound | substance that can be broken down into simple stable substances |
heterogeneous mixture | mixtures that are not uniform in composition |
homogeneous mixture | mixtures that are uniform in composition |
atom | smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identify of that element |