1.3 Matter - Flashcards

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Alloy

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A mixture of two or more elements, where at least one is a metal, and the resulting material has metallic properties.

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Aqueous Solution

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A solution in which the solvent is water.

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Atom

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

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Compound

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A substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically bonded together.

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Element

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A pure substance consisting of only one type of atom.

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Heterogeneous Mixtures

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A mixture in which the components are not uniformly distributed, and different parts of the mixture have different compositions.

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Homogeneous Mixture

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A mixture in which the components are uniformly distributed, and the composition is the same throughout.

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Law of Conservation of Matter

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A principle stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system.

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object, typically in kilograms or grams.

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.