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Properties of Matter
Term | Definition |
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volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
density | how close together the molecules of a substance are or how much mass a substance has in a given space |
boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas |
freezing point | the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid |
melting point | the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid |
solute | the substance that gets dissolved by a solvent (usually a solid) |
solvent | the substance that dissolves the solute (usually a liquid) |
solution | a solvent and solute combine to for this |
solubility | the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of another substance. |