Unit 2 Vocab

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What is a substance that undergoes a chemical change?

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Reactants are substances that undergo chemical changes in a reaction.

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What do we call chemicals and resources made by humans?

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Synthetic refers to substances that are made through chemical processes by humans.

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What characteristics describe the ability to become something else?

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Chemical properties are characteristics that describe how a substance can change into another substance.

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What is the solution in the largest amount that dissolves the other substance?

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The solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute in a solution.

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What is the measure of the mass of a material in a given volume?

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Density is the measure of mass per unit volume of a substance.

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What is the term for a change that does not alter the chemical composition of a substance?

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A physical change is a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance without changing its chemical composition.

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What is the term for a change that results in the formation of new chemical substances?

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A chemical change is a change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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What is the term for the substance that is dissolved in a solution?

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The solute is the substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

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

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Volume is the amount of space that a substance or object occupies.

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What is the term for the ability of a substance to conduct electricity?

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Electrical conductivity is the ability of a substance to conduct electric current.