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1
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atoms are alike and cannot be separated

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element

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2
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2 or more different elements

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compound

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3
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2 or more substances that can easily separated by physical means

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mixture

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4
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mixture of different and easily distiguishable materails

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heterogeneous mixture

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5
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mixture of 2 or more gaseous liquids, or solids substances blended easily also called a solution

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homogeneous

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6
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anything that has mass and takes up space

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matter

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7
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matter that is either an element of a compound

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pure substance

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8
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mixture with larger particles that never settle scatter light in the tyndall effect

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colliod

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9
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mixture in which visible particles settle

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suspension

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10
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mixture of 2 or more materials dissolved evenly

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solution

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11
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item that gets disolved

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solute

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12
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item that does the dissolving

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solvent

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13
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an explanation of how particles in matter behave

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Kinetic Theory

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14
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temperature at which a solid begins to liquify

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melting point

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15
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amount of energy required to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point

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heat of fusion

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16
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the liquid temperature at which the pressure of the vapor in the liquid is equal to the external pressure acting on the surface.

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boiling point

17
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amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas

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heat of vaporaization

18
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is the spreading of particles throughout a given volume until they are uniformly distributed

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diffusion

19
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matter consisting of negative and positive charged particles

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plasma

20
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increase in size of a substance when the temperature is increased

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thermal expansion