Chemistry mid term vocabulary 2024-25

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physical property

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a property that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the sample of matter

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physical change

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a change in matter in which the identity of the material involved does not change

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chemical property

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properties only observed or measured by changing the chemical identity of a sample of matter

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chemical change

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an interaction of matter that results in the formation of one or more new substances

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luster

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the reflection of light from the surface of the material

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ductile

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a property of a material that permits it to be stretched into a wire without breaking

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particulate level

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the realm of unseen atoms, molecules, and ions in contrast to the observable macroscopic entities

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matter

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anything that has mass and occupies space

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atom

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the smallest particle possessing the properties of an element

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element

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the fundamental chemical substance from which all other substances are made