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Matter Lesson 1
Term | Definition |
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matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
substance | A single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition. |
physical property | A characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter. |
chemical property | Characteristics that describe something's ability to become something else. |
atom | The basic unit from which all matter is made. |
element | Substances that are made up of only one type of atom. |
molecule | A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. |
compound | A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio. |
mixture | Made up or two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded. |
distill | Involves separating liquids by boiling them. |
homogeneous mixture | A mixture where it is not easy to separate the parts or substances. (You can NOT see all the parts) |
heterogeneous mixture | A mixture made up of different substances that is easy to separate the parts or substances. (You can see all the parts) |