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chemistry vocabulary section 1.1

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chemistry   is the science that investigates and explains the structure and properties of matter  
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matter   is anything that takes up space and has mass  
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mass   is the measure of amount of matter that an object contains  
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properties   characteristics and behavior of matter including the changes that matter undergoes  
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scientific model   a thinking devise that helps you understand and explain macroscopic observation  
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qualitative   what matter is made of  
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quantitative   measurement of the building blocks of matter  
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substance   matter with the same fixed composition and properties  
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mixture   combination of two or more substances in which the basic identity of each substance is not changed  
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physical change   a change in matter that does not involve a change in the identity of individual substances  
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physical properties   characteristics that a sample of matter exhibits without any changes in it's identity  
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alloys   solid solutions that contain different metals and sometimes nonmetallic substances  
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solution   a homogeneous mixture that is the same throughout; made of a solvent and a solute  
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solvent   the substance that dissolves the solute when making a solution  
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solute   substance that is being dissolved in the solvent to make a solution  
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aqueous solution   a solution in which the solvent is water  
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element   the simplest form of matter; substancet that cannot be broken down into simpler forms and retain its properties.  
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compound   a chemical combination of two or more different elements joined together in a fixed proportion  
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formula   a combination of the chemical symbols that show which elements make up a compound and the number of atoms of each element  
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