Matter Vocabulary Flashcards
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mixture
2 or more substances physically combined that still maintain their identities
weight
the pull of gravity on an object’s mass
volume
the amount of space an object takes up
flammability
ability to burn
ductility
ability to be stretched into thin wires
homogeneous
a mixture that looks the same throughout
tarnish
a chemical reaction that causes a metal to change color
solubility
ability to dissolve into a solvent
state
solid, liquid, or gas
subscript
the number after an atom that tells how many atoms of an element in the compound
solute
the part of the solution that gets dissolved
solvent
the part of a solution that the solute dissolves into
compound
a pure substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined
atom
a single particle of an element with all the properties of that element
solution
a special kind of homogeneous mixture where on substance dissolves into another
coefficient
the number before a molecule that tells how many molecules in the chemical equation
mass
the amount of matter
malleability
the ability to be hammered into thin sheets
molecule
a particle made of 2 or more atoms chemically combined
texture
smoothness/roughness
chemical formula
a formula that shows the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms
rust
a chemical reaction between a metal and oxygen
thermal conductivity
ability to move heat through a substance
element
simplest pure substance
