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Changes in Matter
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12
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Not Applicable
09/13/2004

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Term
Ion
Definition
An atom that has lost or gained electrons and there has a charge
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Substance
Definition
Matter that has the same composition and properties throughout
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Compound
Definition
A substance produced when elements combine and whose properties are different from each of the elements in it.
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Mixture
Definition
A combination of compounds and elements that has not formed a new substance and whose proportions can be changed without changing the mixture's identity.
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Formula
Definition
The formula tells you which elements make up a compound as well as how many atoms of each element are present
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Homogeneous
Definition
"""the same throughout."" You can't see the different parts in this type of mixture. Homogeneous mixtures can be solids, liquids, or gases. "
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Heterogeneous
Definition
has larger parts that are different from each other. You can see the different parts of a heterogeneous mixture.
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Physical property
Definition
"Characteristic that can be observed, using the five senses, without changing or trying to change the composition of a substance.All matter can be described by physical properties that can be observed using the five senses. Properties of an element or compound that can be observed without a chemical reaction of the matter."
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Chemical property
Definition
Characteristic that cannot be observed without altering the sample. properties of an element or compound in chemical reactions. Chemical properties are determined by the reaction of a substance with other substances.
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Law of conservation of mass
Definition
States that mass is neither created nor destroyed and as a result the mass of the substances before a physical or chemical change is equal to the mass of the substances present after the change.
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Chemical change
Definition
The matter is changed chemically and shows different physical and chemical properties after the change.
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Physical change
Definition
"The matter is not changed chemically, just changed to another phase (i.e. gas, liquid, solid) or separated or combined."
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