Physical and Chemical vocab

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What is a liquid?

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Flows and fills the lowest portion of a container.

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What is a solid?

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Definite shape, mass, volume; does not conform to container.

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Gas: No fixed shape, no fixed volume.

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No fixed shape and no fixed volume.

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Physical change: Matter changes form without altering chemical identity.

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Matter changes form but not chemical identity.

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Chemical change:

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Materials change into new substances with different properties.

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Particles make up solids, liquids, and gases.

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Makes up solid, liquid, and gas

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Physical properties:

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Characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of a substance.

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Chemical properties:

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Cannot be determined just by viewing or touching the substance.

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Chemical reaction: A process where substances form a different substance.

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A process where substances form a different substance.

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Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid, or gas.

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Solid, liquid, or gas.