CHAPTER 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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The ability of a substance to combine chemically with another substance
REACTIVITY
The temperature and pressure at which a solid becomes a liquid becomes a gas
MELTING POINT
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance
DENSITY
The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas
BOILING POINT
A substance made of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined
COMPOUND
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of the element
ATOM
A substance that can not be separated or broken down to simpler substances by chemical means
ELEMENT
Anything that has mass and takes up space
MATTER
The scientific study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
CHEMISTRY
A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties
PHYSICAL CHANGE
The ability of a substance to react in the presence of oxygen and burn when exposed to a flame
FLAMMABILITY
The smallest unit of a substance that keeps all the physical & chemical properties of that substance
MOLECULE
A sample of matter either a single element or a single compound that has definite chemical and physical properties
PURE SUBSTANCE
A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined
MIXTURE
A combination of chemical symbols & numbers to represent a substance
CHEMICAL FORMULA