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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Malleability | Ability of a substance to be rolled or pounded into sheets |
| Ductility | How good a substance can be made into wire |
| Density | The mass a certain substance has (per unit) |
| Solubility | How good a substance dissolves into water |
| Solute | What is being dissolved |
| Solvent | What does the dissolving |
| Magnetism | How strong something iron is attracted to a material |
| Thermal Conductivity | How good a substance transfers heat |
| Electrical Conductivity | How freely charges can move in a substance |
| Specific Heat | The amount of energy it takes for a substance to raise 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius |
| Characteristic Property | A chemical or physical property that helps identify and classify substances |
| Melting Point | How hot something has to be to melt |
| Boiling Point | How hot something has to be to boil |
| Freezing Point | The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled. |
| Flammability | The ability of a substance to burn or ignite, causing fire |
| Nonflammability | Not burning easily |
| Reactivity | Describes the ability of things to combine |
| Chemical Change | A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances |
| Physical Change | Any change that occurs without altering the chemical composition of a substance |
| Precipitate | The creation of a solid |
| Electrolysis | Passing an electrical current through a liquid |