Matter Flashcards
Atom
Smallest unit of an element that keeps the properties of element
Element
Pure substance made of only one type of atom
Compound
Substance made of 2 or more types of atoms that are chemically bonded
Molecule
Type of compound in which bonds are covalent bonds Ex. Water
Physical change
Characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of it
Ex. Boiling or melting point
Chemical change
Relates to a substances ability to undergo changes that transform it into a different substance
Base- Einstein Condensate(BEC)
Suggested by Albert Einstein; Bose helped discover it; happens very colse to absolute zero
Mixture
A mixture is a physical blend of 2 or more substances
Matter
Anything that has mass and volume