Ch 7 Foundations of Chemistry Vocabulary Flashcard Game

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What is a homogeneous mixture?

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A type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into other substances with new physical and chemical properties.

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What is a bond in chemistry?

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The force between atoms or groups of atoms that holds them together.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter.

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What is an element?

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

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What is a compound?

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A substance formed when two or more elements chemically bond together.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

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What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

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A physical change does not alter the identity of a substance, while a chemical change results in the formation of new substances.

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What is an atom?

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The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.