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Classification of Matter

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Pure substance   a uniform substance made up of one type of particle, which can be either an element or a compound.  
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Matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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Element   A pure substance that cannot be broken down by normal chemical or physical means.  
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Mixture   two or more substances that are combined physically but not chemically  
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Oxygen   Discovered by Swedish chemist Karl Scheele and English chemist Joseph Priestley. The most common element in Earth’s crust.  
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Allotropes   Different forms of the same element in the same physical state of matter. They contain only one type of atom but the way the atoms are arranged is different.  
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Compound   A pure substance made up of two or more elements joined in a defined ratio.  
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Tin   One of the first metals used by humans. It is a silvery white metal that is very malleable.  
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ternary compound   made up of three different elements  
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binary compound   made up of two different elements  
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Homogeneous mixture   A type of mixture that appears uniform throughout. The components are mixed evenly (like apple juice).  
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Dalton's Law   The total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the pressures of the gases in the mixture, with each gas acting independently.  
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Solute   The substance that is dissolved in the solution.  
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Solution   a homogeneous mixture in which one or more substances (solutes) are dissolved in another substance (solvent).  
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soluble   A substance that dissolves in another substance.  
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solvent   The substance that the solute is dissolved in.  
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Heterogeneous mixture   A type of mixture in which the components are not mixed evenly or uniformly distributed throughout.  
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nonpolar   A substance that does not dissolve  
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Physical property   a property of matter that can be observed without changing the substance into another substance  
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coalescence   The process in which small droplets recombine to form bigger ones.  
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solids   have a definite volume and a definite shape, the particles are locked into place  
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chemical property   determined by the ability of a substance to react with or change into another substance (such as toxicity, flammability or reactivity)  
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Amorphous solids   made up of atoms or molecules that are locked into place. The atoms or molecules do not organize into a specific form.  
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Crystalline solids   made up of atoms or molecules that are organized in specific repeating patterns. These regular, repeating patterns form crystals.  
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Viscosity   a property of liquids that describes the “thickness” of the material  
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Liquids   have a definite volume but no definite shape  
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Gases   Have no definite volume and no definite shape.  
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Surface tension   A property of liquids that describes the attraction of liquid molecules at the surface.  
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Molecular mass   the mass of one molecule of a substance  
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effusion   the movement of gas particles through a small hole in a container from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (a balloon deflating over time)  
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Plasma   ionized gas. Some electrons in plasma atoms are free. This means they are not bound to an atom or a molecule  
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diffusion   the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration  
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Melting   a change in state from a solid to a liquid  
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Physical change   any change in a substance’s form that does not change its chemical makeup (tearing or cutting a piece of paper)  
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Freezing   a change in state from a liquid to a solid.  
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Melting point   the temperature at which a substance begins to change from a solid to a liquid  
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Vaporization   a change in state from a liquid to a gas. The two main types of vaporization are evaporation and boiling.  
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Freezing point   The temperature at which a liquid begins to form a solid. The substance will remain at that temperature until freezing is complete.  
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Boiling   A vaporization process in which a liquid changes to a gas both below the surface and at the surface of the liquid.  
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Evaporation   a vaporization process that occurs at the surface of a liquid  
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Condensation   a change of state from a gas to a liquid  
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Boiling point   the temperature at which a liquid begins to form a gas.  
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Sublimation   a change of state directly from a solid to a gas (does not pass through a liquid state)  
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Dew point   The temperature at which a gas begins to condense into a liquid.  
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Chemical change   a change that takes place when atoms of a substance are rearranged.  
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Deposition   a change of state directly from a gas to a solid  
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Law of conservation of energy   energy can change from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed  
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Thermal energy   the total energy of the particles in an object that responds to changes in temperature  
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Kinetic energy   energy of motion, the faster an object is moving, the more kinetic energy it has  
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Mechanical energy   It is determined by the motion or position of an object. The sum of its kinetic and potential energy.  
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Exothermic change   a change that gives off energy, releasing energy to its surroundings (any burning reaction)  
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Potential energy   stored energy (a ball at the top of a hill)  
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Separation process   a process that divides a mixture into two or more different parts (using a magnet to separate iron or a screen to separate pebbles)  
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Endothermic change   a change that takes energy from its surroundings (the formation of nitrous oxide)  
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filtrate   The collected liquid  
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filtration   a way of separating a mixture based on differences in size between the particles that make up different parts of the mixture (filter paper)  
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Precipitate   the solid that forms from the solution  
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precipitation   a means of separating a component in a solution by reacting it with another substance to form a solid  
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