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Properties of Matter

Properties of Matter Including states of matter and types of matter

TermDefinition
Physical properties Property that can be observed and measured without changing the kind of matter being studied.
Chemical properties Property that can be recognized only when substances react and undergo a change in composition.
Solid The particles in this state of matter are compact and very close to each other.
Liquid The particles in this state of matter are loosely connected and slide around each other.
Gas The particles in this state of matter are not connected to each other and are not close to each other.
Plasma The particles in this state of matter are in such a high energy state that electrons are knocked free and the substance is composed of free electrons and ions (charged atoms)
State of matter that can conduct electricity and discharge light Plasma
State of matter that maintains its own shape and volume Solid
State of matter that maintains its own volume but takes the shape of its container Liquid
State of matter that DOES NOT maintain its own shape and volume. (Spreads out equally in its space) gas
Melting Point The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid.
Freezing Point The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid.
Boiling Point/Vaporizing Point/Evaporating Point The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas.
Condensation Point The temperature at which a gas changes to a liquid
Sublimation When a solid turns into a gas, skipping the liquid phase
Deposition When a gas turns into a solid, skipping the liquid phase
Phase Change PHYSICAL CHANGE when matter changes from one state to another due to a change in temperature or pressure
State of matter that can be compressed Gas
Element Substances made of one type of molecule made of only one type of atom or existing as single atoms of one type (Noble gases)
Compound Substances made of one type of molecule made of two or more types of atoms
Mixture A combination of substances that do not bond with each other and maintain their own properties
Heterogenous Mixture in which the individual substances are visible
Homogenous Mixture in which the substances are mixed at the molecular level and cannot be seen as different substances.
Solution Homogenous mixture of substances
Solute Substance that breaks apart into smaller pieces (dissolves) in another substance
Solvent Substance that breaks apart another substance into smaller pieces
Concentration The mathematical ratio of how mutch solute compared to how much solvent: Solute/Solvent (amount of solute per amount of solvent)
Soluble The ability to dissolve in a specific solvent
Insoluble The inability to dissolve in a specific solvent
Solubility The MEASUREMENT of how much solute can dissolve in a specific amount of solvent
Saturated Describes a solution with the amount of solute that can dissolve in the amount of solvent available
Unsaturated Describes a solution with less than the amount of solute that can dissolve in the amount of solvent available
Supersaturated Describes a solution with more of the amount of solute that can normally dissolve in the amount of solvent available. Happens because of rapid cooling
Alloy Mixture of Metals
Suspension Heterogeneous mixture in which the solid solute will not settle, but "hangs" in the solvent, often translucent
Colloid Heterogeneous mixture in which the solid solute will not settle but the particles are big enough to block light, opaque (you cant see through it)
Physical Change Changes that do not change the composition of a substance but can change the physical appearance of a substance.
Chemical Change Changes that result in the formation of one or more new substances with new chemical and physical properties.
Rusting The ability of iron changing to a reddish-brown color due to being exposed to oxygen and moisture.
Precipitate CHEMICAL CHANGE Formed when two solutions are combined forming a new solid substance.
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