Chemistry Vocabulary

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The ability of a substance to change.

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Reactivity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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Elements always found to the LEFT of the jagged line on the periodic table.

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metals

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Elements always found to the RIGHT of the jagged line on the periodic table.

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non-metals

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Elements that have properties of metals and non-metals; many of them directly touch the jagged line on the periodic table.

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metalloids

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anything that has mass and takes up space.

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matter

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Physical property that is dependent on temperature and pressure and occurs in four forms- solid, liquid, gas, or plasma.

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State of matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Matter made of two or more elements (chemically bonded/cannot be separated by physical means)

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compound

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smallest unit of an element

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atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Two or more substances combined (mixed) physically, but not chemically.

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mixture

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a substance that is the building block of all matter (made of one kind of atom).

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element