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Matter 2
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8th Grade
09/06/2012

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Colloid
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a mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas
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Solvent
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in a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves
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Concentration
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the amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore
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solubility
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The ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperture and pressure
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suspension
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a mixtire in which particles of a material more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or a gas
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solute
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in a solution,the substance that dissolves in the solvent
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mixture
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a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined
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solution
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a homogeneous mixture throughtout which two or more substances are uniformly dispered
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compound
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a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by a chemical bond
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metalliods
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an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals
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Nonmetals
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an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly
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Element
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a substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical mean
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sublimation
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the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas
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evaporation
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the change of state from a liquid to a gas
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Metals
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an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well
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pure substance
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a sample of matter, either a single element or a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties
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condensation
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the change of state from a gas to a liquid
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freezing
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the change of state from a liquid to a solid
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vaporization
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boiling
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the conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmosphere pressure
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