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Chemistry | the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
element | a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means |
atom | the smallest particle of an element |
symbol | one or two letters used to identify an element |
compound | substance made of two or more elements chemically combined |
formula | a combination of symbols that show the ratio of elements in a compound |
mixture | two or more substances together but not chemically combined |
physical change | change that alters the form or apperance of a substance without changing it into another substance |
chemical change | a change in matter that produces a new substance |
chemical reaction | a process in which substances undergo chemical change |
weight | a measure of the force of gravity on matter |
mass | a measure of how much matter is in an object |
volume | the amount of space that matter occupies |
density | the measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume |
International System of Units (SI) | a system of measurement based on multiples of ten used by scientist |
chemical bond | fprce that holds two atoms together |
molecule | combination of two of more atoms that are bonded together |
electrolysis | process by which an electric current breaks chemical bonds |
electrode | a metal strip that gains or loses electrons during electrolysis |