Introduction to Matter

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Chemistry

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The study of the properties of matter and how it changes

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Substance

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A single kind of matter that is pure, and always has the same chemical makeup

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Physical Property

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A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance

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Chemical Property

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A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances

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Element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means

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Atom

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The basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest amount of matter in an object

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Chemical Bond

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The force of attraction between two atoms

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Molecules

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Groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

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Mixture

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Made of two or more substances, elements, or both; combining of matter without changing what the matters are