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unit1 matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| physical property | is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of a substance |
| chemical property | relates to a substance ability to undergo changes tat transform it into different substances |
| physical changes | a change in a substance that does Not involve a change in the identify of the substance is called |
| chemical changes | the substances that react in a chemical change are called the reactants |
| extensive property | depend on the amount of matter That is present |
| intensive property | do not depend on the amount of matter present |
| 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 thin or beaten into a sheet |
| volume | the amount of space occupied by an object |
| compressibilty | the measure of how much a given volume decreases when placed under pressure |
| density | ratio of mass to volume or mass divided by volume |
| evaporation | the change of a substance that is from a liquid to a gas |
| sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
| vaporization | the process in which a liquid changes directly into a gas |
| element | pure substance that cant be broken |
| compound | substance that can be broken down into simple stable substances |
| heterogeneous mixture | mixtures that are not uniform in composition |
| homogeneous mixture | mixtures that are uniform in composition |
| atom | smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identify of that element |