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Chem CH1 Matter
Chemistry CH1 Matter
Term | Definition |
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chemical changes | the change of one or more substances into other substances |
compounds | a chemical combination of two or more different elements joined together in a fixed proportion |
elements | substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
heterogeneous mixtures | any mixture that is not uniform in composition such as ice cubes in a drink and sand and water |
homogeneous mixtures | a solid, liquid, or gaseous mixture that has the same proportions of its components throughout any given sample such as pure water and blood plasma |
matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
mixtures | a combination of two or more substances in which the basic identity of each substance is not changed |
physical changes | changes in matter where its identity does not change |
pure substances | a material that has a constant composition (homogeneous) and has consistent properties throughout the sample; all elements are pure substances; also called chemical substances |