Unit 2 Flash Cards

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Volume

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The amount of space a sample of matter occupies.

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Solid

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A state of matter with a definite shape and volume. The particles are close together with a strong attractive force between particles.

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Liquid

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A state of matter with no definite shape but definite volume. The particles are close together and take the shape of the container. There is a weaker attractive force between particles than a solid and particles move past neighboring ones.

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Gas

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A state of matter without definite shape or volume. Particles are far apart with very weak attractive forces. The particles move freely.

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Physical Property

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Any characteristic of matter that you can observe without changing the identity of the substance. Can be measured without changing a substance's chemical identity.

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Mass

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The amount of matter in an object.

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Chemical Property

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The ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances.

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Atom

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The smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identity of that element.

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Element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler, stable substances and is made of one type of atom.