1st quiz cards Flashcards
mass
a measure of matter in an object
matter
a substance of mass and value
Dissolve
when a solid breaks apart into particles too small to be seen and mixes completely into the liquid
soluble
describes a material that can dissolve in a particular substance
Insoluble
describes a material that can’t dissolve in a particular substance
Substance
Something that is made of one material
Mixture
a blend of 2 or more substances
solvent
a fluid into which a solute is dissolved to form a solution
Solute
a solid, liquid, or gas that’s dissolved into a solution
Solution
a homogeneous(same throughout) mixture formed when one substance/solute dissolves into another substance/solvent
volume
the variable used to quantify the amount of space an object takes up
density
a physical property that describes the amount of mass in a given volume
property
a characteristic of a substance that doesn’t change
Atom
the smallest part of an element, composed of nucleus, protons, and neutrons surrounded by a cloud of electrons
Element
a substance composed by all the same atoms