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Psysical Science - Ch. 2 - Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The scientific study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. | chemistry |
| Anything that has mass and occupies space. | matter |
| A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means. | element |
| The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element. | atom |
| A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elemens joined by chemical bonds. | compound |
| The smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance. | molecule |
| A combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance. | chemical formula |
| A sample of matter, either a single element or a single compound that has definite chemical and physical properties. | pure substance |
| A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. | mixture |
| The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid. | melting point |
| The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas. | boiling point |
| The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance. | density |
| The capacity of a substance to combine chemically with another substance. | reactivity |
| The ability of a substance to react in the presence of oxygen and burn when exposed to a flame. | flammability |
| A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties. | physical change |
| A change that occurs when a substance changes composition by forming one or more new substances. | chemical change |