Chemistry: Matter

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Study of matter, its properties and behavior.

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Chemistry

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anything that occupies space and has mass

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matter

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Who thought that all forms of matter were made of tiny particles called “atoms”?

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Democritus

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A state of matter of which particles are rigid and close to one another.

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solid

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the temperature at which a solid matter changes to liquid.

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melting point

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It is the ability of a material to be easily drawn into wires.

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ductility

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What type of matter has a fixed or definite composition?

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pure substance

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Classify: semiconductors (Options: metals, nonmetals, metalloids, plasma)

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metalloids

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Composed of two or more different elements that are combined in a fixed ratio by a chemical reaction.

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compounds

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How many elements are known to exist today?

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