Matter Flashcards
The solid that can be formed when two liquids are combined
Precipitate
A characteristic or description of a substance
Physical property
Particle containing more than one atom
Molecule
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
The chemical breakdown of a substance using electricity
Electrolysis
Substance containing one type of atom
Element
The ability to reflect light
Lustre
The starting materials in a chemical change
Reactants
The behaviour of a substance as it becomes a new substance
Chemical property
The measure of a substances ability to resist being scratched or dented
Hardness
Change in form or phase original substance is still there
Physical change
Substance containing two or more types of atoms
compound
The ability of a substance to be bent or hammered flat
Malleable
The ability of a substance to transmit light through it
Clarity
The forces between the atoms in molecules
Chemical bonds