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Science Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical property | a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of matter |
| Malleability | Physical property of matter that describes its ability to be pounded into thin sheets |
| Ductility | Physical property of matter that dscribes its ability to be pulled into a wire |
| Solubility | Physical property of a substance describing its ability to be dissovled in another substance |
| State | Change of one physical form to another |
| Chemical property | ability of a substance to change into a new substance with different properities |
| Physical change | Change from one state to another without a change in chemical compostition |
| Chemical change | Any process determined by the atomic and moleculr composition and structure of substances involved |
| Element | Pure substance that cannot be seperated into simpler substances |
| Pure substance | Cannot be seperated into components by physical seperations |
| Compound | Forms when atoms two or more elements comne chemically |
| Metal` | Element that is a solid at room rempertature, a good electicial conductor ductile, and has a shiny luster |
| Metalliod | Element that has some properties of metal and some properties of nonmetals |
| Mixture | Substance made by mixing other substances |
| Solution | Liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly distributed within major components |
| Solute | Minor component in a solution dissolved in a solvent |
| Solvent | able to dissolve other substances |
| Neutron | No electric charge |
| Electron | Negative charge |
| Atomic mass | Measure atomic mass |
| Atomic number | Number of proton in the nucleus of each of elements atoms |
| Isotopes | Atom that has a different number of nuetrons than other atoms of the same element |
| Mass number | Total number of protons and nuetrons in a nucleus |
| Ions | Atom of molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons |
| Cation | Positivly charged ion |
| Anion | Negativily charged ion |
| Valence electron | Electron in outer shell of an atom ehich can combine with other atoms to form molecules |