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10th Grade
12/13/2011

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A Wave will travel only as long as it has to carry
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ENERGY
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When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a wave.
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COMPRESSIONAL
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Waves in which the particles of the medium move in the same direction as the motion of the wave are waves.
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COMPRESSIONAL
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water waves are
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TRANSVERSE/COMPRESSIONAL
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seismic waves are waves
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TRANSVERSE/COMPRESSIONAL
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You are creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the string more slowly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will
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INCREASE
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If you are lying on a raft, and you notice that the number of waves that go past the raft increases, you also
find that the distance between each crest
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DECREASES
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Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B Has a smaller than wave A
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AMPLITUDE
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The energy a wave carries is measured by its
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AMPLITUDE
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For a given wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength
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IS HALVED
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when light is reflected from a surface, as the angle of incidence increases, the angle of reflection
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INCREASES
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You can see this paper, your desk, and the person in front of you because the light is being
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REFLECTED
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When a wave passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium, the may change
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SPEED
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When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, takes place
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DESTRUCTIVE INTERFACE
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A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, this is an example of
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RESONANCE
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Sound travels in a wave
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COMPRESSIONAL
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The speed of sound in is greater than the speed of sound in water
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STEEL
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The part of the ear that transfers sound vibrations to the cochlea is the
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OVAL WINDOW
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If the intensity of a sound decreases, the decreases
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LOUDNESS
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The way your brain determines the intensity of a sound is the
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LOUDNESS
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A sound intensity above may cause permanent hearing loss
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120DB
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The unit used to measure frequency is the
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HERTZ
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For the Doppler Effect to occur
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EITHER SOURCE OR LISTENER MUST BE MOVING
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A combination of sounds with distinct pitch and specific pattern is
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MUSIC
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The difference of sounds with distinct pitch and specific pattern is
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MUSIC
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Most musical instruments produce sound by having a structure that vibrates linked to a
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RESONATOR
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Since ancient times, people have used instruments to send signals, accompany important rituals, and entertain one another.
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PERCUSSION
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Reverberation in concert halls is caused by of sound
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REFLECTION
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Bats use to navigate and find prey
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ECHOLOCATION
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A system of using reflections of underwater sound waves is
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SONAR
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The speed of electromagnetic waves is
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300,000km/s IN A VACUUM
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Oscillating electrons generate changing fields
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ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC
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Electromagnetic waves
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ARE TRANSVERSE WAVES
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The is the particle that carries radiant energy
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PHOTON
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The of light determines whether a radiation will eject electrons
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FREQUENCY
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Electromagnetic Radiation with the shortest wavelength is
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GAMMA RAYS
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The Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths slightly longer than visible light are
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INFRARED
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The frequency of purple light is that of yellow light
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HIGHER THAN
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are used for medical imaging
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X RAYS
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Gamma rays are dangerous because they
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BREAK DOWN MOLECULES & CELLS
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carrier waves are in the wavelengths of
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RADIO WAVES
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AM wave frequencies are FM frequencies
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LOWER THAN
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FM frequencies are in the range of
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RADIO WAVES
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TELEVISION USES to transmit signals
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RADIO WAVES
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the part of the electromagnetic spectrum usually used for communication is
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RADIO WAVES
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Reflection of light waves from a smooth surface is
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REGULAR REFLECTION
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What wavelength of light is reflected from a smooth shirt?
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RED
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The primary pigment colors are
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MAGENTA, CYAN, & YELLOW
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an image of a distant object produced by the refraction of light through air layers of different densities is
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A MIRAGE
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The color is produced by blending the 3 primary pigments
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BLACK
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Fluorescent lights than incandescent lights
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USE LESS ENERGY
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If light waves change speed when they pass from one medium into another, the light will be
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REFRACTED
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The primary light colors are
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RED, BLUE, GREEN
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A gas commonly used in lighting devices is
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NEON
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The color is produced by blending the 3 primary colors of light
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WHITE
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Waves vibrate in only one direction in
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POLARIZED LIGHT
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Light of one wavelength that travels with its crest and troughs aligned is
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COHERENT LIGHT
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Optical fibers rely on for their efficiency.
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TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
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lasers can be part of all of the following except
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WALL CLOCK
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matter that has a definite shape is a
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SOLID
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Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place is a
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SOLID
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a gas like mixture with no definite volume or shape
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PLASMA
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Matter with no definite volume
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GAS
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Matter that has a definite volume
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WATER
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Matter in which the particles are free to move
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GAS
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Most matter when heated
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EXPANDS
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Point at which all molecules stop
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ABSOLUTE ZERO
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Water is unusual because it
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EXPANDS WHEN COOLED
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Amount of energy need to change a state is
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FUSION
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Change from liquid to gas
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VAPORIZATION
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Volume of a container
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BOYLES LAW
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Volume of gas increases
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CHARLES
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Buoyant force
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ARCHIMEDES
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Velocity of fluid
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BERNOULLI'S
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Pressure applied to a fluid
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PASCALS
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Hydraulic machines
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PASCALS
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Object will sink or float
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ARCHIMIDES
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Bernoulli's principle explains why
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PLANES FLY
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As a sample of matter is heated, its particles
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MOVE MORE QUICKLY
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most common state of matter
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PLASMA
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increasing raises the boiling point of liquid
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PRESSURE
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matter is made up o small particles
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KINETIC THEORY OF MATTER
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particles that make up a solid move
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MORE SLOWLY
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fluids resistance to flow
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VISCOSITY
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temperature/volume of gas increases
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INCREASES
Term
pressure/volume of gas decreases
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INCREASES
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3 examples of physical change
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BOILING WATER, BALLOON, PAPER
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shape of an apple is
Definition
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
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fog is an example of
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COLLOID
Term
when a log burns in a fire
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NEW SUBSTANCES ARE FORMED
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is another name for a homogenous mixture
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SOLUTION
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When 2 or more substances are combined
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MIXTURE
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a is not a mixture
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COMPOUND
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scattering of light by colloids
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TYNDALL EFFECT
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is not a homogenous mixture
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PERMANENT PRESS FABRIC
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Composition Variable
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MIXTURE
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Has mass, takes up space
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MATTER
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two or more elements combined
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COMPOUND
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all atoms the same
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ELEMENT
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composition definite
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SUBSTANCE
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