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Mixing Matter
Matter Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical change | a change in the chemical makeup of a substance |
| Physical change | a change in the size, shape, or color of a substance that does not change it into a different substance |
| compound | a combination of two or more elements |
| bonds | a connection between atoms that are joined together to form a molecule |
| solution | a mixture in which the atoms of a solid separate and become invisible in a liquid |
| suspension | a mixture of a liquid and a solid in which the solid does not dissolve |
| Chemical reaction | a process in which one substance is changed to another |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has weight |
| saturated | being at the point at which no more of a liquid, solid, or gas can be absorbed by a solution at a given temperature |
| atoms | the smallest parts of an element |
| concentrated | how much of a substance is present in a solution |
| electrons | particles that are part of an atom and that orbit the nucleus; they have a negative electrical charge |
| mixtures | combinations of substances in which chemical reactions do not occur |
| molecules | the smallest part of a substance that can exist by itself, made of two or more atoms |
| neutrons | particles in the nucleus of an atom that have no electrical charge. |
| nucleus | the positively charged central region of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons, and containing most of the atom’s mass |
| elements | substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
| protons | tiny particles that are part of the nucleus of an atom; they have a positive electrical charge |