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Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space. |
Solid | A state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape. |
Liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume. |
Gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume. |
Physical Change | A change that alters the form of a substance but not its identity. |
Chemical Change | A change that alters both the form and identity of the substance. |
Pure Substance | Made of only one kind of matter and has definte properties. |
Mixture | Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined. |
Solute | The substance being dissolved in a mixture. |
Compound | A substance made of two or more different elements chemically combined. |
Element | A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. |
Atom | The most basic, single, unit of matter |
Molecule | Two or more atoms, of the same kind, held together by chemical bonds. |
Viscosity | The resistance of a liquid to flow. |
Solution | An evenly distributed mixture of one solute in a solvent. |
Suspension | A not evenly distributed mixture with multiple solutes in a solvent. |
Solubility | How well a solute can dissolve in a solvent |
Solvent | The substance doing the dissolving of a solute in a mixture. |