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Unit 2- physical and chemical changes Flashcards

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energy

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capacity for doing work or producing heat

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physical change

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does not change the identity of a substance

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chemical change

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forming something new with new properties

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evaporation

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vaporization at the surface of a liquid

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endothermic

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process that absorbs heat from the surroundings

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exothermic

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process that releases heat into the surroundings

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law of conservation of energy

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energy is neither created or destroyed

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heat

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energy that transfers from one object to another because of a difference in temperature

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kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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potential energy

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stored energy

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temperature

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measurement of heat or kinetic energy

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chemical

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a substance with a chemical formula

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chemical reaction

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change in which one or more reactants change into new products

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states of matter

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solid, liquid or gas

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reactant

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substance(s) that start a chemical reaction

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product

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substance(s) that are produced in a chemical reaction

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matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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physical property

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quality of a substance that can be observed without changing the substances’ composition

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chemical property

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ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction

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atom

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smallest part of an element

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pure substance

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substances with a unique set of physical and chemical properties - element or compound

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element

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simplest form of matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances

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molecule

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group of atoms held together with covalent bonds

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compound

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made of 2 or more kinds of atoms chemically combined in a fixed proportion

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mixture

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physical blend of 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined

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homogeneous

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same throughout

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heterogeneous

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visibly different throughout

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