SCI PHY Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Anything that has mass and occupies space

• matter

• mass

• atom

• compound

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The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes

• chemistry

• physics

• science

• atomic theory

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A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties

• substance

• compound

• molecule

• atom

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

• physical property

• chemical property

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

A characteristic of a pure substance that describes it ability to change into a different substance

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical change

• physical change

A pure substance that contain be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means

• element

• compound

• mixture

• molecule

The basic particle from which all elements are made

• atom

• molecule

• compound

• element

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The force that holds atoms together

• chemical bond

• solution

• energy

• thermal energy

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A neutral particle made of two or more atoms joined by covalent bonds

• molecule

• compound

• element

• mixture

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A pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined

• compound

• mixture

• atom

• molecule

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