Matter

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the smallest particle of an element
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the temperature at which a liquid boils
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a physical change of matter between solid, liquid, and gas
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a property that is not visible until a substance undergoes a chemical reaction, like solubility
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the substance made when atoms from two or more elements combine chemically
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the process of a gas changing into a liquid
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the gradual wearing away of a metal through chemical reactions
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an object’s mass per unit volume
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a negatively charged particle outside the nucleus of an atom
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a substance made of one type of atom that cannot be broken down chemically
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the top of liquid changing into a gas
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the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
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the amount of matter in an object
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anything that has volume and mass
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the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
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an element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity
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a combination of substances that keep their individual properties
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a group of atoms held together by bonds
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an uncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom
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the center of an atom
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a chart of all the elements, arranged by their physical and chemical properties
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a property of a substance we can observe without changing its identity, like color or hardness
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a particle with a positive charge in an atom’s nucleus
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a mixture of evenly distributed substances
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the change of state from a solid directly to a gas
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the amount of space an object takes up
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measure of the force of gravity on an object
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