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unit 1 : matter
Term | Definition |
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matter | can thus be defined as anything as anything that has mass and takes up space |
physical property | is a characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing thee Identify of the substances |
chemical property | relates to substances ability to undergo changes that transform if into difference substances |
physical changes | a change in substance that does not involve a change in the Identify of the substance |
chemical changes | a change in wich one or more substances are converted into different substances |
extensive changes | depend on the amount of matter that is present |
intensive changes | do not depend on the amount of matter present |
ductility | the ability of a substance to be hammered think or drawn |
malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into a sheet |
volume | a measure of the size of the body or a region |
compressibility | the measure of how much a given volume matter decreases when placed under pressure |
density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
evaporation | the change of a substance from liquid to a gas |
sublimation | the process in wich a solid changes directly into a gas |
vaporization | the process by which is a liquid or solid changes to a gas |
element | is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler , stable substances and is made of one type of atom |
compound | is a substance that can be broken down into simple stale substances . |
heterogenous mixture | mixtures that re uniform in composition throughout are that said heterogenous |
homogeneous mixture | mixture that are uniform is composition are said to be homogeneous |
atom | is the smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identify of that element |