Properties Of Matter Flashcards

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Smallest part of an element

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Atom

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A substance that cannot be broken down into smaller substances

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Element

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A substance made from 2 or more simpler substances and can’t be broken down into those substances

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Compound

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A compound always contains what?

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2 or more elements joined in a fixed proportion.

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Contain some of the properties of their individual substances but it does not have a fixed composition

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Mixtures

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Parts of a mixture are noticeably different from one another.

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Heterogenous mixture

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It is difficult to distinguish one substance in the mixture from one another
Looks the same

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Homogenous mixture

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Mixtures are classified as what 3 things

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Solutions
Suspensions
Colloids

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When substances dissolve and form a homogenous mixture

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Solution

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A heterogenous mixture that separates into layers over time

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Suspension

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Do not separate into layers and you cannot filter parts of it out

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Colloid

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A characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substances in the material

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Physical property

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The tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing

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Viscosity

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The greater the viscosity the _________?

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Slower the liquid moves

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14
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When does viscosity decrease

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When a liquid is heated

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15
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If it does not allow heat to flow it is a _____?

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Insulator

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16
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The ability of a solid to be hammared without shattering

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Malleability

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Most ______ are malleable

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The amount of matter in a given volume

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What can be used to test the purity of a substance

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Some of the properties of the material change but the substances in the material remain the same

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Physical change

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Any ability to produce a change in the composition of matter

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Chemical property

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A materials ability to burn in the presence of oxygen

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Flammability

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When a substance reacts and forms one or more new substances

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Chemical change

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Common signs of a chemical change include:
Change in color Change in gas Formation of a precipitate
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A solid that forms and separates for. A liquid mixture
Precipitate
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Has a definite shape and volume
Solid
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Has a definite volume but not a definite shape
Liquid
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Not a definite volume or shape
Gas
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The energy an object has due to its motion
Kinetic energy
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The faster and object moves the greater________?
Its kinetic energy
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All particles of matter are in constant motion
Kinetic theory of matter
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Describe particles in a gas
They are in constant random motion
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Why is the volume of a liquid constant
Forces of attraction keep the particles close together
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Why do solids have a definite volume and shape
Particles in a solid vibrate around fixed locations
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What are atoms like in a liquid
Spread out
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What are atoms like in a gas
Atoms move in constant motion | Atoms are spread out
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A reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changed from one state of matter to another
Phase change
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What is sublimation
Solid to gas
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What is deposition
Gas to solid
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When a system absorbs energy from its surroundings
Endothermic change
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System releases energy to its surroundings
Exothermic change