Chemical and Physical Changes Flashcards
Anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
Small particle that is a building block of matter
atom
Matter with a composition that is always the same
substance
Substance that consists of just one type of atom
element
Substance containing atoms of two or more different elements chemically bonded together
compound
Matter that can vary in composition
mixture
Type of mixture in which the individual substances are not evenly mixed
heterogeneous mixture
Type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed
homogeneous mixture
To form a solution by mixing evenly
dissolve
Characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter
physical property
A characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes the different types of matter
chemical property
The amount of matter in a object
mass
The mass per unit volume of a substance
density
The ability of one substance to dissolve in another
solubility
A change in the size, shape, form or state of matter in which the matter’s identity stays the same
physical change