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Chapter10 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Atom | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Substance | Matter with a composition that is always the same |
| Element | A substance that consists of only one type of atom |
| Compound | A substance containing atoms of two or more different elements chemically bonded together |
| Heterogeneous mixture | A mixture in which substances are not evenly mixed |
| Homogeneous mixture | A mixture in which two or more substances are evenly mixed but not bonded together |
| Physical property | A characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Density | The mass per unit volume of a substance |
| Solubility | The maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure |
| Physical change | A change in the size, shape, form, or state of matter that does not change the matter's identity |
| Chemical property | The ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances |
| Chemical change | A change of one or more substances into one or more other substances with different physical and chemical properties |
| Concentration | The amount of a particular solute in a given amount of solution |