| A | B |
| chemical | a single substance with distinctive properties |
| chemical change | a change in which a new substance is formed |
| physical change | a change in which no new chemical is formed |
| precipitate | a solid formed as the result of a physical or chemical change |
| chemical properties | characteristics of a substance that describe how it behaves in chemical changes |
| physical properties | characteristics of matter that do not involve chemical changes |
| element | substance that cannot be broken down during a chemical reaction |
| compound | substance that could be broken down into elements during a chemical reaction |
| reactant | the starting substance of a chemical change |
| product | new substance formed during a chemical change |
| effervescent | giving off gas bubbles |
| solution | a mixture that is formed by dissolving something in a liquid |