| Term | Definition |
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| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| chemistry | the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes |
| substance | a single kind of matter that is pure |
| physical property | can be observed without changing the substance |
| chemical property | describes a substance's ability to change into something new |
| element | cannot be broken down into other substances |
| atom | basic particle from which all elements are made |
| chemical bond | force that holds atoms together |
| molecule | made up of 2 or more atoms bonded together |
| compound | made of two or more substance chemically combined |
| chemical formula | gives the elements and the ratio of atoms |
| mixture | 2 or more substance mixed together but not chemically combined |
| heterogeneous mixture | substances are unevenly distributed |
| homogeneous mixture | substances are evenly distributed |
| solution | homogeneous mixture |
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