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Chemistry Vocab List

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Periodic Table   A chart of the chemical elements, arranged by grouping elements with similar properties.  
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Reactants   Substances that may undergo a chemical change in an experiment.  
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Chemical Change   A reaction that creates a new substance. Evidence by color change, making heat,gas,or a solid  
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Physical Change   When a substance changes size, shape or phase but is STILL the original substance.  
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Matter   Anything that contains mass or takes up space.  
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Compound   A pure substance composed of 2 or more elements.  
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Dichotomus Key   A tool used to categorize substances by asking questions that only have 2 choices.  
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Solid   The phase of matter that has a definite shape and volume.  
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Physical Properties   Characteristics of a substance that can be tested and/or observed.  
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Meniscus   The curvature in a liquid noticed inside a graduated cylinder. We use the bottom of it to measure accurately.  
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Participate   A new solid that is formed in a chemical reaction.  
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Particle   A very small piece of matter, such as an atom.  
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Element   One of a group of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.  
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Conservation Of Mass   Rule that states that in a closed system, even after physical and chemical changes occur, the total amount of the substances you started with equals the total amount of the substances you end with.  
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Open System   An experimental set-up in which mass or energy can be lost or gained from its surrounding environment.  
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Closed System   When reactions take place without the influence of outside factors. Nothing is lost or gained.  
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Liquid   The phase of matter where the atoms take the shape of its container.  
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Acid   A substance with a pH less than 7, has a sour taste and keeps or turn litmus paper pink.  
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Gas   The phase of matter where the atoms fill the shape and volume of its container.  
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Base   A substance with a pH greater than 7, feels slippery, tastes bitter, and keeps or turns litmus paper blue.  
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Solubility   Capable of being dissolved or liquified.  
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Atom   Smallest part of any substance that contains protons, electrons, and neutrons.  
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Melting Point   Temperature at which a substance changes solid to liquid. For water its 0 Celsius.  
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Litmus Paper   AN indicator tool, made of paper, that changes color in the presence of an acid or a base.  
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Boiling Point   Temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas. For water its 100 Celsius.  
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Neutral   Term used for a substances whose pH is 7, water is an example.  
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Mixture   A combination of substances that can be separated by physical means.  
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pH (scale)   A way of expressing how acidic or basic a substances is on a scale from 1-14.  
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Pure Substance   Any single type of matter that cannot be separated by physical means.  
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Blue   This color on litmus paper indicates a base.  
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Freezing Point   Temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid. For water its 0 Celsius.  
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Red/Pink   This color on litmus paper indicates an acid.  
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Polymer   A long molecule made of a paper chain of smaller, more simpler molecules.  
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Exothermic   A chemical reaction which releases heat.  
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