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Unit 1a

Matter Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Physical Change Change that affects one or more physical property of a substance
Chemical Change Change that occurs when one or more substances change into an entirely new substance
Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass States that matter cannot be created nor destroyed, only changed/transformed
Reactants Input to a chemical equation or experiment what chemicals go in at the beginning of an experiment
Products output to chemical equation or experiment what comes out at the end of the experiment
Matter anything that has mass and takes up space (volume)
Density amount of mass per unit of volume
Mixture when something is composed of two or more substances that are physically combined but not chemically bonded
Melting adding thermal (heat) energy which causes it to go from a solid to a liquid
Freezing losing thermal (heat) energy which causes it to go from a liquid to a solid
Evaporation adding thermal (heat) energy which causes it to go from a liquid to a gas
Conductivity how well a electric current can move through a substance
Malleableability The ability for a substance to be rolled or pounded into different shapes
Sublimation adding thermal (heat) energy which causes it to go from a solid to a gas
Gas Has no definite volume or shape. Particles have more kinetic energy than solids and liquids.
Liquid Has a definite volume but an indefinite shape. Have more kinetic energy than solids.
Ductile ability to be drawn into a thin wire
Phase Change change of a substance from one physical form to another
Solid Has a definite volume and shape while the particles are close together and do not move freely.
Condensation losing thermal (heat) energy which causes it to go from a gas to a liquid
Solubility the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.
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