Matter

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a change that produces a new substance
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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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an object’s mass per unit volume
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a substance made of one type of atom that cannot be broken down chemically
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a mixture in which substances are not evenly mixed
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a mixture in which substances are evenly mixed (also called a solution)
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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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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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a change in size, shape, or state but not in identity
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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 mixture of evenly distributed substances
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an element or compound with the same composition and properties throughout
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