change that results when two or more substances react to create a different substance or substances; the new substances have completely different properties from the original ones
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physical change
change in the appearance or state of a substance that does not change the composition
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states of matter
refers to the three common states in which matter can exist: solid, liquid, and gas
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melting
change of state from a solid to a liquid
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evaporation
change of state from a liquid to a gas
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freezing
change of state from a liquid to a solid
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condensation
change of state from a gas to a liquid
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sublimation
change of state from a solid to a gas
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deposition
change of state from a gas to a solid
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physical properties
property that describes the physical appearance and composition of a substance
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ductile
description of a solid that can be stretched into a long wire
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solubility
mass of a substance that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent to form a saturated solution at a given temperature
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density
amount of mass in a given volume of a substance
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element
pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances; substance made up of only one type of atom
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conductivity
ability of a substance to conduct electricity or heat
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mechanical mixture
heterogeneous mixture; mixture in which the different substances that make up the mixture are visible
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pure substance
substance made of only one kind of matter, which has a unique set of properties
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suspension
cloudy mixture in which tiny particles of one substance are held within another, and the particles can be separated out
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compound
chemical combination of two or more elements in a specific ratio
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solution
homogeneous mixture; mixture of two or more pure substances that looks like one substance
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colloid
cloudy mixture in which tiny particles of one substance are held within another and particles cannot be separated out from the other substance
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malleable
description of a substance that can be pounded or rolled into sheets
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matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
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chemical property
description of how a substance interacts with other substances, such as acids; chemical properties are observable only when a chemical change occurs
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evidence of chemical change
1. Color Change from within 2. Production of gas or odor 3. Release or absorption of heat 4. Production of light or sound 5. Total loss of identity
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evidence of physical change
Evidence includes different shape, size, weight, length, or state or matter.
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precipitate
A solid that forms from a solution during a chemical reaction.