Classification of Matter Flashcards
What is the boiling point?
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas
What is a chemical property?
the ability of a substance to change (react) and form new substances
What is combustibility?
the ability of a substance to burn in air
What is a compound?
a pure substance made of two or more different elements that are chemically combined
What is density?
the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume it occupies
What is an element?
a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler parts by chemical methods
What is matter?
anything that has mass and occupies space
What is the melting point?
the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid
What is a mixture?
matter that contains more than one kind of particle
What is a physical property?
a characteristic of a substance that can be observed and measured without changing the identity of the substance
What is a pure substance?
matter that contains only one kind of particle
What is solubility?
a measure of the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance
What is stability?
the ability of a substance to remain unchanged
What is toxicity?
the ability of a substance to cause harmful effects in plants and animals
What is viscosity?
the measure of a substance’s resistance to flow
