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Properties of matter vocab Flashcards

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1
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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Matter

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A property that can be found without creating a new substance

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Physical Property

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The ability of a substance to undergo chemical reactions and change into to new substances, either by itself or with other substances

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Chemical property

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A physical property which depends solely on the nature of the substance and NOT on how much of a substance is present.

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Intensive property

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A physical property which depends on the amount of the substance present.

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Extensive property

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The temperature at which a liquid changes into an gas phase. At the boiling point the liquid and gas phase co-exist.

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boiling point

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The ability of a solid to resist abrasion or scratching

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Hardness

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The ability of a substance to be rolled or hammered into to a thin sheet.

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Malleability

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The ability of a substance to be stretched or to drawn into wires.

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Ductility

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The manner in which a solid surface reflects light.

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Luster

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The resistance of a fluid to flow

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Viscosity

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The mass contained in a given volume of a substance, calculated from formula Density equals Mass over Volume

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Density

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The intermingling or mixing of fluids as a result of motion within the fluid (This applies to both gases and liquids)

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Diffusion

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The gaseous material formed by the evaporation of a substance which boils above room temperature.

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Vapor

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The pressure created by vapor evaporating from a liquid.

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Vapor pressure

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general term used to describe a small bit of matter such as an atom, molecule or ion.

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Particle

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A substance which cannot be separated into simpler substances as a result of any chemical process.

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Element

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The smallest possible unit of an element which retains fundamental properties such as an element.

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Atom

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A pure substance which is made of two or more types of atoms.

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Compound

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A cluster of two or more atoms held together strongly by electrical forces.

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Molecule

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A substance consisting of only one phase.

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Homogenous

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A substance consisting of more than one phase

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Heterogenous

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A substance that is homogenous and has an unchangeable composition.

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Pure substance

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A system made up of two or more substances such that a relative amount of each substance can be varied

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Mixture

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A homogenous mixture of two or more substances.

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Solution

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The component in a solution which exists in a greater quantity.

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Solvent

27
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a mixture of chemical elements which forms an impure substance that retains the characteristics of a metal

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Alloy

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a heterogeneous mixture of a fluid that contains solid particles sufficiently large for sedimentation.

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Suspension

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A heterogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

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Mechanical mixture

30
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separate compounds by breaking molecular bonds.

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Chemical change

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Separates parts by “picking a part” or by using a magnet.

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Hand Separation

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separates parts by pulling denser particles to the bottom of the mixture

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Centrifugation

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Separates solids from liquids or gases based on the size of the particles, leaves a residue and a filtrate

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Filtrate

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Using a liquid to dissolve one of the solids in a mixture while leaving the other undissolved.

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Filtration

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Boiling a solution to create distillate and residue.

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Distillation

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Separates dissolve solid by removing the liquid and leaving behind the solute.

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Evaporation

37
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Purifies solids by slowly cooling down solids dissolved in a minimum amount of liquid.

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Crystal Lattice

38
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separates substances using a mobile phase and a stationary phase.

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Chromatography

39
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The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid phase

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What is melting point

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