States Of Matter

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Chemical property

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The ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

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Chemical change

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A change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter

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Chemical reaction

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One or more substances change into one or more new substances

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Chemical symbol

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Each element is represented by one- or two letter letter symbol

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Compound

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Substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion

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Distillation

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A liquid is boiled to produce a vapor that is then condensed into a liquid

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Element

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Is the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties

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Extensive property

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Property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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Filtration

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Process that separates a solid from the liquid in a heterogenous mixture

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Gas

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Is a form of matter that takes both shape and volume of its container

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Vapor

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Describes the gaseous state of a substance that is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature, as in water vapor

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Physical change

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A change during which some properties of a material change, but the composition of the material does not change.

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Physical property

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A quantity or condition of the substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substances composition

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Phase

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Any part of a sample with uniform composition and properties

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Precipitate

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A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture

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Product

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A substance produced in a chemical reaction

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Heterozygous mixture

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A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture

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Homozygous mixture

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A mixture and composition; components are evenly distributed and are not easily distinguished

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Solid

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A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume

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Solution

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A homozygous mixture; consists of solutes dissolved in a solvent

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Substance

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Matter that has a uniform and definite composition; either an element an element or a compound; also called pure substance

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Mass

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A measure of the amount of matter that an object contains; also called independent variable

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Mixture

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A physical blend of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

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Liquid

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A form of matter that flows, has a fixed volume, and an indefinite shape

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Law of conservation of mass

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In any physical change or chemical reaction, mass is covered; mass can be neither created nor destroyed

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Intensive property

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A property that depends on the type of matter in a sample, not the amount of matter

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Reactant

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A substance present at the start of a reaction

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Volume

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A measure of the space occupied by a sample of matter