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chapter 3
25 words but very long decriptions and HI FUTURE BEAU
Term | Definition |
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Matter | is that mass and takes up space |
Elements | are the ingredients that make up all substances |
Metal | can bend without bending |
nonmetals | are not good conductors of heat and electricity |
semimeteals | sometimes like metals sometimes like nonmetals |
atoms | are tiny |
Compounds | a type of matter made of 2 or more elements |
Atomic arrangement | the way atoms are arranged |
molecule | the smallest particle of a compound that still acts like that compound |
proton | positive charge found in neucleus |
neutron | no charge found in necleus |
electron | NEGATIVE charge orbits necleus |
Solid | has a definite volume but no shape and particles move past each other and it can take shape of a container |
GAS | No definite volume or shape. Particles spread out evenly and take shape of container. Can be squeezed into a smaller volume |
plasma | Like a gas, but conducts electricity like a metal. Occurs with high temps or electric charge |
melting point | Solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Same temperature as freezing point |
evaporation | When liquids become a gas |
condensation | When gas becomes a liquid. Gas particles touch a cold surface and the temperature drops. |
BOILING POINT | The temperature at which evaporation occurs |
MIXTURE | Two or substances that mix together but each keeps its own identity |
SOLUTION | A mixture where substance spreads out evenly and will not settle |
SOLUTE | The substance being dissolved |
SOLVENT | What the substance is dissolved in |
SOLUBILITY | A way to measure how much a material dissolves into another |