Matter Vocab 1

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Characteristic of a pure substance observable without changing it.

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Physical Property

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Characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.

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Chemical Property

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Basic unit of matter.

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Atom

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Pure substance that cannot be broken down by chemical or physical means.

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Element

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Group of 2+ atoms held by chemical bonds.

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Molecule

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A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio.

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Compound

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Two or more substances in the same place, not chemically bonded.

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Mixture

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Evenly blended/same throughout.

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Homogeneous

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Not evenly blended/same throughout.

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Heterogeneous

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Measure of matter in an object.

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Mass