Matter Flashcards

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the study of matter, its composition and its interactions.

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Chemistry

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Everything, anything with mass (amount of matter) and volume (space it takes up)

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Matter

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Smallest unit of matter, cannot be broken down

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Atom

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A type of atom, a pure substance that cannot be broken down

Symbols are either 1 capital letter or 1 capital and a lowercase letter

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Element

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5
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The link between two atoms, holding them together

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Chemical Bond

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Something you cannot break into simpler parts using physical changes

Molecules and Atoms

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Substance

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A combination of 2 or more atoms

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Molecule

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8
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Two or more elements chemically combined

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Compound

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Two or more substances physically combined in any amounts

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Mixture

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Two or more substances that aren´t evenly mixed, you can see the different parts

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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Two or more substance that are evenly mixed, you cannot see different parts, a solution

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Homogeneous Mixture

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A homogeneous mixture

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Solution

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Substance that gets dissolved

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Solute

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Substance that does the dissolving
*Universal solvent is water

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Solvent

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