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Flashcards: Chapter 6 Matter

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matteranything that has mass and takes up space
states of mattersolid, liquid, and gas
plasmaionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric change
propertycharacteristic that describes matter
physical propertyproperties that can be observed without changing the matter into another kind of matter
chemical propertyproperty that describes how one kind of matter changes into another form
oxidationprocess in which minerals combine with oxygen to form new substances
combustionthe process of buring something
elmentsubstance that cannot be changed or separated into other kinds of substances
atomsmallest particle of an element that has characteristics of that element
nucleuscenter of an atom which is made up of protons and neutrons
electronmoves around outside of nucleus and is negatively charged
protonpositively charged particle of an atom
compounda substance formed when the atoms of two or more electrons join together chemically
mixturetwo or more elements or compounds mixed together but not joined chemically
moleculethe smallest portion of a substance that has all the properties of that substance