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Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
matter   everything that has mass and takes up space  
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element   substance made of only one kind of atom  
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metals   good conductors of electricity and heat. Can bend without breaking. Most have a gray color  
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nonmetals   do not conduct heat / electricity very well. May be a gas or solid  
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semi-metals   sometimes like metals and sometimes like nonmetals  
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atom   the basic building block of matter. Can't be any smaller  
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atomic theory   states that everything is made out of atoms  
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compound   a type of matter made of two or more elements  
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molecule   smallest particle of a compound that still acts like that compound  
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proton   positive charge. Found in the nucleus  
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nuetron   no charge. found in the nucleus  
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electron   negative charge. orbits around the nucleus  
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Solid   Has a definite volume or shape. Particles are very close together, and don’t move past each other. Keeps its shape.  
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Liquid   Has a definite volume but not shape. Particles can move past each other. Takes shape of container  
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Gas   No definite volume or shape. Particles spread out evenly and take shape of container. Can be squeezed into a smaller volume  
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Plasma   Like a gas, but conducts electricity like a metal. Occurs with high temps or electric charge.  
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Melting Point   Solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Same temperature as freezing point.  
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Evaporation   When liquids become a gas  
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Condensation   When gas becomes a liquid. Gas particles touch a cold surface and the temperature drops.  
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Boiling Point   The temperature at which evaporation occurs  
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