states of matter+ Flashcards
states of matter, matter vocabulary, properties of matter, evidence of a chemical change
atom
basic unit of matter
element
simplest substance, only one type of atom
living things are made of
CHNOPS (carbon) (hydrogen) (nitrogen) (oxygen) (phosphorus) (sulfur)
allotrope
a different form of an element (ex. carbon (graphite and diamond))
compound
composed of at least two different atoms BONDED together
mixture
two or more substances PHYSICALLY mixed together
homogeneous mixture
uniformly distributed substances (atmosphere)
heterogeneous mixture
not evenly distributed, visually different (blood)
distillation
separation technique by boiling one substance out (homogeneous mixtures)
filtration
separation technique of a solid and liquid (heterogeneous mixtures)
solid
fixed volume, fixed shape
liquid
fixed volume, variable shape
gas
variable volume, variable shape
physical property
can be observed without changing chemical identity (mass)
physical change
affects only physical properties (ice to water)