Basic Chemistry Concepts

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Matter

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The study of matter and how it changes

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Chemistry

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A single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup

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Substance

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

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Physical property

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

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Chemical property

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means

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Element

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The basic particle from which all elements are made

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Atom

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A force of attraction between two atoms

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Chemical bond

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A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

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Molecule

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A substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio

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Compound