| A | B |
|---|
| thermal conductivity | the ability to transfer thermal energy from one area to another |
| state | the physical form in which a substance exists, such as a solid, liquid or gas |
| malleability | the ability to be pounded into thin sheets |
| ductility | the ability to be drawn or pulled into a wire |
| solubility | the ability to dissolve in another substance |
| density | mass per unit volume |
| metals | elements that are shiny, good conductors, malleable and ductile |
| nonmetals | elements that are dull (not shiny), poor conductors, brittle and unmalleable |
| metalloids | also called semiconductors, these elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals |
| element | a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means |
| pure substance | a substance in which there is only one type of particle |
| compound | a pure substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined |
| mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
| solution | a mixture that appears to be a single substance but is made up of two or more substances that are distributed evenly amongst each other |
