Matter Part 1 Vocabulary

Any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes

• atom

• element

• compound

• molecule

composed of two or more separate elements chemically combined

• atom

• element

• compound

• molecule

the smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles.

• atom

• element

• compound

• molecule

a group of two or more atoms that form the smallest identifiable unit through chemical bonds

• atom

• element

• compound

• molecule

a physical system that does not allow transfer of matter in or out of the system

• conservation of matter

• closed system

• reactant

• chemical reaction

a substance that is present at the end of a chemical reaction

• reactant

• solution

• solvent

• product

substance, ordinarily a liquid, in which other materials dissolve

• solvent

• solute

• solution

• reactant

a process in which one or more substances are converted to one or more different substances

• conservation of matter

• closed system

• chemical reaction

• reactant

A mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout the mixture

• heterogeneous

• homogeneous

• product

• reactant

mixture in which substances are evenly/uniformly distributed throughout the mixture

• heterogeneous

• solute

• homogeneous

• solvent