7332368356 | atom | Smallest particle of an element | ![]() | 0 |
7332368357 | element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom | ![]() | 1 |
7332368358 | pure substance | A uniform kind of matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule and has a specific set of properties. | ![]() | 2 |
7332368359 | matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space | ![]() | 3 |
7332368360 | compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds. Has specific properties. | ![]() | 4 |
7332368361 | mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded | ![]() | 5 |
7332368362 | homogeneous mixture | A mixture in which substances are evenly/uniformly distributed throughout the mixture | ![]() | 6 |
7332368363 | heterogeneous mixture | A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture | ![]() | 7 |
7332368364 | solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances | ![]() | 8 |
7332368365 | solute | A substance that is dissolved in a solution. | ![]() | 9 |
7332368366 | solvent | A substance capable of dissolving other substances, for example, water. | ![]() | 10 |
7332368367 | colloid | A heterogeneous mixture that contains small, undissolved particles that do not settle out. | ![]() | 11 |
7332368368 | suspension | A heterogeneous mixture in which particles can be easily separated by settling or filtration | ![]() | 12 |
7332411788 | gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume | ![]() | 13 |
7332413446 | liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume. | ![]() | 14 |
7332414315 | solid | A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume | ![]() | 15 |
7332415575 | plasma | A state of matter consisting of positively charged ionic nuclei and negatively charged electrons, similar to a gas, which exists at very high temperatures/energy states. | ![]() | 16 |
7332462079 | intensive property | a property that depends on the type of matter in a sample, not the amount of matter | ![]() | 17 |
7332464806 | extensive property | a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample | ![]() | 18 |
7332466372 | ductility | ability of a substance to be pulled into thin wires | ![]() | 19 |
7332466373 | malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets | ![]() | 20 |
7332469631 | density | Mass per unit volume. A property which describes the average mass (usually related to particle number) found within a specific volume of a substance. | ![]() | 21 |
7332475981 | temperature | A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter | ![]() | 22 |
7332482991 | boiling point | The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas. | ![]() | 23 |
7332484376 | sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas | ![]() | 24 |
7332484377 | evaporation | The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas | ![]() | 25 |
7332485807 | condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid | ![]() | 26 |
7332491911 | deposition | the change of state from a gas directly to a solid | ![]() | 27 |
7332493103 | melting | The change in state from a solid to a liquid | ![]() | 28 |
7332493104 | fusion | The change in state from a solid to a liquid | ![]() | 29 |
7332498299 | crystallization | The change in state from a liquid to a solid | ![]() | 30 |
7332505664 | freezing | The change in state from a liquid to a solid | ![]() | 31 |
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