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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, such as density, color, or hardness |
| Chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance“s ability to participate in chemical reactions |
| Physical changes | a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties |
| Chemical changes | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |
| Extensive property | a property that depends on the extent or size of a system |
| Intensive property | a property that does not depend on the amount of matter present, such as pressure, temperature, or density. |
| Ductility | the ability of a substance to be hammered thin or drawn out into a wire |
| Malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into a sheet |
| Volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
| Compressibility | the measure of how much given volume of matter decreases when placed under pressure |
| Density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance; often expressed as grams per cubic centimeter for solids and liquids and as grams per liter for gases |
| Evaporation | the change of a substance from liquid to a gas |
| Sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas (the term is sometimes also used for the reverse process) |
| Vaporization | the process by which a liquid or solid changes to a gas |
| Element | a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means; all atoms of an element have the same atomic number. |
| Compound | a substance made of atoms or two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| Hetergeneous mixture | composed of dissimilar components |
| Homogeneous mixture | describes something that has a uniform structure or composition throughout |
| Atom | the smallest unit of an element the maintains the chemical proper-ties of that element |