Building blocks of matter

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

A group of atoms bonded together

a very small piece of something

characteristics used to describe an object

A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds

The amount of space an object takes up

the amount of matter in an object

matter cannot be created or destroyed

A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume

A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.

A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas

The temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid

The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid

A measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given solvent at a given temperature.

incapable of being dissolved

a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance

the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances