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Intro to Matter
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atom | Smallest unit of an element that still maintains all of the element's properties |
| Boiling Point | The temperature at which a liquid is converted to vapor below it's surface |
| Characteristic Property | The fixed and unchanging property or properties of any substance |
| Chemical Activity | Property which allows substances to experience a chemical change |
| Chemical Bond | Force responsible for holding together two atoms |
| Chemical Change | The combination or decay of one substance, or more than one substance, to yield a new substance |
| Compound | Pure substance made by the chemical combination of at least 2 different elements |
| Density | The quantity of mass contained in an unit volume |
| Electrode | A terminal on an electrochemical cell where electrons are either gained or lost |
| Electrolysis | Process of producing chemical changes involving the breaking of chemical bonds by passing an electric current through the body of solutions |
| Element | A substance which cannot be further divided into smaller units by using chemical means |
| International System of Units (SI) | A uniform standard for measuring properties of matter |
| Mass | A measure of the amount of matter contained in an object |
| Melting Point | The temperature at which a solid is converted to liquid |
| Mixture | Substance formed by the mixing together of at least two substances which are not chemically joined |
| Molecule | Single unit formed by joining together two or more atoms |
| Ore | A rock containing valuable materials |
| Physical Change | An alteration in the appearance, but not the composition, of a substance |
| Pure Substance | Material made from one type of matter |
| Volume | The space occupied by matter |
| Weight | The force with which an object is attracted by the Earth's gravity |