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WOW #10
Question | Answer |
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state of matter | forms of which matter can exist; solid, liquid, gas, plasma |
physical property | characteristic of a substance that does not change the chemical nature of matter; mass, volume, density |
chemical property | characteristic of a substance that describes what will happen when it interacts with other substances |
phase change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
volume | the amount of space taken up by a substance or object |
mass | the amount of matter in something |
density | the amount of mass in a given volume; densitiy=mass/volume |
solid | state of matter characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes; ice |
liquid | state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape; water |
gas | a state of matter that will conform to the shape of its container and expand to fill the container; steam |