Everything that "Matters" (chemistry)

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Subatomic particle with a negative charge

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Electron: A fundamental particle that carries a negative charge and orbits the nucleus of an atom.

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A gas turning into a liquid is called?

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Condensation: The process by which a gas transforms into a liquid when cooled.

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All matter consists of particles called?

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Atoms: The basic units of matter that make up all substances.

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The smallest unit of matter that retains the identity of a substance is?

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Atom: The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element.

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A liquid turning into a solid is called?

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Freezing: The process of a liquid becoming a solid when temperature decreases.

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What is the center of an atom called?

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Nucleus: The dense central core of an atom, containing protons and neutrons.

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What are positively charged subatomic particles called?

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Protons: Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom that have a positive charge.

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What is the term for a change from solid to gas without becoming liquid?

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Sublimation: The process where a solid changes directly into a gas.

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What is the term for a change from gas to solid?

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Deposition: The process where a gas transforms directly into a solid.

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What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

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Volume: The measure of the space that a substance or object occupies.