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Physical Science Vocab Chapter 2
key terms and italicized words
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Science
9th Grade
05/24/2013

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chemistry
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the scientific study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes
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matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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element
Definition
a substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
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atom
Definition
the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
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compound
Definition
a substance made of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined
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molecule
Definition
the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
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chemical formula
Definition
a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
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subscript
Definition
the little numbers written to the right and downwards of the element for whom it says how many atoms of that substance there are per molecule
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pure substance
Definition
a sample of matter, either a single element or a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties
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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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heterogenous mixture
Definition
mixture in which the components are not mixed uniformly and are not evenly distributed
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ogenous
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