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what is volume

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a measure of the space occupied by the object

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What is mass

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a measure of the amount of matter the object contains

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what is extensive property

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a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample

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intensive property

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a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample

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substance

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matter that has a uniform and definite composition

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physical property

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a quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance’s composition

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solid

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a form of matter that has a definite shape and volume

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liquid

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a form of matter that has a definite shape, flows, yet has a fixed volume

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gas

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

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vapor

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the gaseous state of a substance that is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature

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physical change

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some properties of a material change, but the composition of the material does not change

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What are properties used to describe matter?

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extensive or intensive

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Since every sample of a substance has the same composition?

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every sample has identical intensive properties

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three states of matter

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solid
liquid
gas

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How can you classify physical change?

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reversible or irreversible

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What is a mixture

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a physical blend of two or more components

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How can mixtures be classified based on the distribution of their components?

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heterogeneous or homogeneous

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heterogeneous mixture

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a mixture in which the composition is not uniform

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homogeneous mixture

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mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout

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another name for homogeneous mixture

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solution

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phase

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any part of a sample with uniform composition and properties

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What can differences in physical properties be used for?

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separating mixtures

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filtration

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the process that separates a solid from the liquid in a heterogeneous mixture

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distillation

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liquid is boiled to produce vapor that is then condensed into liquid to separate water from other components

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element
the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties
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compound
a substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion
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Which can be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means? compounds or elements
compounds
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chemical change
a change that produces matter with a different composition than the original matter
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if the composition is fixed the material is
substance
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if the composition of the material may vary, it is
a mixture
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why do chemists use chemical symbols and chemical formulas
to represent elements | to represent compounds
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each element is represented by a one or two letter.
chemical symbol
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the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change
chemical property
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during a chemical change, the composition of matter...
always changes
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what is another name for chemical change
chemical reaction
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what happens in a chemical reaction
one or more substances change into one or more new substances
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reactant
substance present at the start of the reaction
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product
a substance produced in the reaction
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clues to chemical change
transfer of energy change in color production of gas formation of precipitate
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precipitate
a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture
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during any chemical reaction, the mass of the products is
always equal to the mass of the reactants
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law of conservation of mass
in any physical change or chemical reaction, mass is conserved
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H
Hydrogen
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He
Helium
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Li
Lithium
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Be
Beryllium
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B
Boron
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C
Carbon
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N
Nitrogen
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O
Oxygen
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F
Fluorine
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Ne
Neon
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Helium
He
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Fluorine
F
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Nitrogen
N
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Boron
B
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Lithium
Li
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Neon
Ne
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Oxygen
O
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Carbon
C
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Beryllium
Be
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Hydrogen
H
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what are physical properties
``` boiling and melting points hardness color conductivity malleability state ```
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arrangement of particles in a solid
packed closely together in a rigid arrangement
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arrangement of particles in a liquid
close together, but free to flow past one another
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particle arrangement in a gas
relatively far apart and can move freely
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example of an irreversible physical change
cutting hair filing nails cracking egg
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example of reversible physical change
melting
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What temperature does water boil at?
100 degrees C
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What temperature does water freeze at?
0 degrees C
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How can mixtures be separated?
distillation and filtration
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examples of extensive properties
``` length size energy mass volume ```
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examples of intensive properties
``` temperature hardness density mass/volume viscosity melting point boiling point ```
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Which state of matter is compressible?
gas
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What does distillation do?
separates homogeneous mixtures using boiling
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property of compounds
compounds will not always carry the same properties and characteristics of their elements
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what is a transfer of energy
release or absorb energy
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what is matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
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how to figure out if something is a substance or a mixture?
if there are different types of it, it is a mixture
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words that signify a chemical change
burn, rot, rust, decompose, ferment, explode, corrode
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every chemical change involves....
a transfer of energy

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