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Crystal Solids

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geometric arrangement

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Amorphous Solids

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no regular arrangement

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Viscosity

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A fluids resistance to flow

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Physical Property

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a characteristic that you can observe w/o changing the identity of the substance

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Physical Change

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doesn’t change the substance. It’s the same substance before and after the change

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Chemical Property

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a characteristic that indicates if it can undergo a chemical change. Ex. flammability, reactivity

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Chemical Change

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process that involves changing from one substance to another, also called a CHEMICAL REACTION

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You can tell a chemical change happened by…

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~color change~Bubbling~Formation of solid~temp, change~smell

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Pure Substances

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Cannot be physically separated, Elements, Compounds

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Element

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Cannot be chemically changed

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Compound

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can only be chemically changed

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Mixtures

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Can be physically separated, homo/heterogeneous

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Heterogeneous

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not evenly distributed, suspension

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suspension

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heavier particles SETTLE at bottom

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15
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Homogeneous

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evenly distributed, solution

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16
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solution

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particles dissolved

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Colloid

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part homo part hetero, Tyndall Effect, scattering of light(laser pointer)

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Dissociation

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as the solvent hits a solute it breaks apart the compounds, when compounds are dissociated they are ELECTROLYTES~conduct electricity, indicator of solution

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Solute

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what is dissolved

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Solvent

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dissolving agent

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Distillation

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process for separating substances in a mixture by boiling a substance and recondensing its vapor

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