A | B |
property | characteristic of a substance (density, color..) |
physical property | property that can be seen, measured or changed without changing into something new |
chemical property | ability for a substance to change into a different thing |
characteristic property | You use it to identify a substance (Density, melting or boiling points is Characteristic property. Mass is not.) |
physical change | a change from one form to another without changing into something different |
chemical change | a change that makes a new substance |
molecule | a particle of matter made of 2 or more atoms |
gas | It has no definite shape or volume. It takes the shape and volume of its container. |
solid | It has a definite shape and volume. |
liquid | It has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container. |
substance | things |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
mass | amount of matter in a substance (thing) |
volume | how much space a substance takes up |
phases of matter | state of gas, liquid or solid |