Chemistry A Matter

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity, such as shape, color, or volume.

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances, such as reactivity with acids or flammability.

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What is volume?

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The amount of space that matter occupies, typically measured in liters or cubic centimeters.

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What happens to water when it reaches its boiling point?

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The particles of water are moving more rapidly, leading to a change from liquid to gas.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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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 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 mass.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume, often expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³).

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice into water, where the substance remains H2O but changes state.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Burning wood, which transforms it into ash and gases, changing its chemical composition.