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Chemistry
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09/27/2010

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Physical Property
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A charecteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.
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Physical Change
Definition
A change in a substance that does not change the substance into a diffrent one.
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Chemical Property
Definition
A characteristic of a substance that describes how it can from a new substance.
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Chemical Change
Definition
A change of one substance into another substance.
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States of Matter
Definition
The diffrent forms in wich matter can exist.
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Solid
Definition
Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume. The molecules are in fixed positions and are close together.
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Liquid
Definition
Matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape. The molecules in a liquid are close but do not bond together.
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Gas
Definition
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape. The molecules in a gas are very far appart, and the amount of space between them can change easily.
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Melting
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A process by which a solid becomes a liquid.
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Melting Point
Definition
The lowest temprature at which a substance begins to melt.
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Freezing
Definition
The process by which a liquid becomes a solid.
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Freezing Point
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The temprature at which a specific liquid becomes a solid.
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Evaporation
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A process by which a liquid becomes a gas.
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Sublimation
Definition
A solid that changes directly into a gas.
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Boiling
Definition
A process by which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas. The liquid is heated to a temprature at wich bubbles of vapor form within the liquid.
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Condensation
Definition
The process by which a gas becomes a liquid.
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Isotope
Definition
An atom of one element that has a diffrent number of nutrons that another atom of the same element.
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Ion
Definition
An atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative electric charge.
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