Matter

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What is a mixture?

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A mixture is made up of two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded.

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What process involves separating liquids by boiling them?

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Distillation.

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What is a substance?

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A substance is a single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition.

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What are elements?

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Elements are substances that are made up of only one type of atom.

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What is a physical property?

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A physical property is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter.

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What is a compound?

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A compound is a substance formed when two or more elements are chemically bonded together.

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What is the difference between a mixture and a compound?

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A mixture consists of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded, while a compound consists of two or more elements that are chemically bonded.

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What is an atom?

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An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element.

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What is a solution?

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A solution is a homogeneous mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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What is a chemical property?

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