Chemistry Vocab

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General term for matter.

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substance

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Characteristics of a substance, regardless of quantity.

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properties

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General term for small pieces of a substance.

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particle

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Matter made of one type of particle.

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pure substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Matter made of 2+ types of particles.

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mixture

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Matter made of one type of atom.

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Element

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Smallest part of an element.

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atom

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Two or more atoms bonded together.

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Molecule

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A molecule bonded in the same way with multiple atom types.

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compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Anything with mass and volume.

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matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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