Substances and Their Properties

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What is a substance?

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Matter that has a constant chemical composition and characteristics.

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Which of the following is NOT a property of a substance?

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Atom.

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What unit of measurement is used to measure mass?

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Grams or kilograms.

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How is mass defined?

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The amount of matter in a substance.

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What does solubility describe?

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How well one substance dissolves in another substance.

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What is the boiling point?

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing its chemical composition.

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic that can only be observed during a chemical reaction.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that object.