Chapter 1- Vocab

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Properties of Matter

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State of Matter, Chemical & Physical Properties; All of the given properties of a substance

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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Extensive Properties

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Physical properties that depend on the amount of a substance present (ex. mass & volume)

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Intensive Properties

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Physical properties that do not depend on the amount of a substance present (ex. density, melting point, etc)

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Physical Properties

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Properties which can be observed and measured without changing the composition of a substance (color, state of matter, melting point, boiling point, density, solubility, electric conductivity, malleability, ductility, viscosity)

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Chemical Properties

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Involves a change in identity of a substance (burning, acid, etc.)

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Element

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Matter that is composed of only one kind of atom

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Chemical Compound

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Multiple elements that are combined through a chemical change

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Atom

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The smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristic chemical properties of that element

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Molecule

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The smallest unit of a compound that retains the composition and properties of that compound

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Metallic Properties

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Having the properties to be ductile, lustrous, malleable, and conductors

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Non-metallic Properties

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The properties of being insulators, dull, brittle, and nonconductive

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Phase (State) of Matter

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Whether he substance is solid, liquid, or gas

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Melting Point/ Freezing Point

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The temperature at which a substance solid is converted to liquid or liquid is converted to solid

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Boiling Point

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The temperature at which a liquid is converted to gas

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Conductivity

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How easily a substance can conduct electricity or heat

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Ductile

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How easily a solid can be drawn into a wire

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Elasticity

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The ability of an object to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed

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Luster

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The amount of light that is reflected off a substance (how shiny an object is)

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Malleability

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How easily a solid can be deformed without breaking

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Solubility

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The mass of a substance that can dissolve in a given volume of water or other solvent

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Solution

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Homogenous mixtures

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Solute

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A substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution

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Solvent

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The medium in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

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Hardness

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The relative resistance of a compound to scratching

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Brittleness

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How easily a substance can break when subjected to pressure

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Density

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The ratio of the mass of an object to its volume

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Mass

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A measure of the quantity of matter in a body

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Weight

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A substance's relative mass or the amount of matter contained by it

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Volume

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The amount of space that a substance occupies

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Specific heat

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The rate at which energy can be transferred through the object

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Heat

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Kinetic energy (motion) can only flow from hot to cold

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Temperature

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Measures the average motion of particles in a sample

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Celsius

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A scale defined by the freezing and boiling points of pure water, defined as 0 °C and 100 °C

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Kelvin

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A scale in which the unit is the same size as the Celsius degree but zero point is the lowest possible temperature