What is Matter? Flashcards
1
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what is matter
A
substance that occupies space
has mass (measure of inertia, amount of material it contains)
can be converted to energy
2
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atom
A
smallest particle of matter that retains the properties of an element
3
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element
A
substance composed of a single kind of atom
cannot be broken down into another substance by chemical or physical means
4
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molecule
A
combo of atoms from same or different elements to form a new structure
smallest unit of a compound
5
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compound
A
various elements chemically combined together in a fixed ratio
a quantity of all the same molecule
6
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mixture
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quantity of two or more substances of varying elements not chemically combined
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