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Unit 1 : Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate |
| extensive property | a property that depends on extent or size of a system |
| intensive property | a property that does not depend on the amount of matter |
| ductility | the ability of a substance to be hammer thin or drawn out into a wire |
| malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered |
| volume | a measure of the size of a body |
| compressibility | the measure of how much a given volume decreases when placed under pressure |
| density | the ratio of a mass |
| evaporation | change of substance from a liquid to a gas |
| sublimation | the process in which a solid changes into a gs |
| vaporization | the process in which a liquid changes into a gas |
| element | a substance that cannot be separated or broken |
| compound | a substance made up of 2 or more atoms |
| heterogeneous mixture | composed of dissimilar compounds |
| homogeneous mixture | describes something that has uniform structure |
| atom | smallest unit of a element |
| chemical changes | a change that occurs when one or more substances |
| physical change | a change of matter from one form to another without a change of chemical properties |