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Properties of Matter

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Has mass, takes up space and whose particles are in constant motion.
solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
Phases of Matter
Not changing
MASS
Solids have definite shape and liquids have an indefinite shape.
Solids have definite volume and gases have an indefinite volume.
ADD
TAKE AWAY
Electrically neutral gas of ions and electrons.
vibrate in place.
Slide around eachother but move faster than in a solid.
Move independently of eachother and move faster than in a liquid, collide off of eachother.
Gas to liquid
The surroundings
Goes from liquid to solid.
0 degrees
32 degrees
When solid becomes a gas.
When a gas becomes a solid.
How a substance reflects light.
Resistance to scratching.
Ability to float.
100 degrees
212 degrees
Cutting, mixture, dissolving, phase change
trail mix
INCREASES
DECREASES
INCREASES
DECREASES
Boyle's Law
As temperature increases in a closed system, pressure increases. As temperature decreases in a closed system, pressure decreases.
INCREASES
DECREASES
Solid to liquid
boiling and evaporation
Evaporation is only at the surface and at any temperature. Boiling takes place throughout the substance at a specific temperature.
Chages from liquid to gas
ADDED
Iced Tea Mix in water
sugar dissovling
milk sours
density, luster, odor
Flammability
Composed of one kind of atom and cannot be broken down by physical or chemical means.
Au, Ag, Hg, Co
Substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically combined.
H2O
Two or more elements or compounds that are blended together. NOT CHEMICALLY COMBINED. CAN BE SEPARATED!
Orange Juice, cereal, Salad Dressing
decreases, decreases, decreases
increases, increases, increases
When heat is applied to a substance and the volume increases.
When heat is removed from a substance and the volume decreases.

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