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Properties of Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |