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Definition :A single kind of matter that is pure, meaning it has a specific composition.
Kid Friendly: an object with the same type of matter
SUBSTANCE
Iron
Definition: made of two or more substances that are together in the same place whose atoms are not chemically combined.
Kid Friendly: Two elements mixed together.
MIXTURE
Definition: Anything that has mass or takes up space
Kid Friendly Definition: Everything around you
MATTER
Definition: is a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances
Kid Friendly Definition: ability to change into different substances
(molecules are changed-ie. Rust)
CHEMICAL PROPERTY
Definition: characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance
Kid Friendly Definition: a characteristic that can be easily observed
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
Definition: arrange into categories
Kid Friendly Definition: put into groups of similar characteristics
CLASSIFY
Definition:: a substance that can not be broken down into any other substances by chemical or physical means
Kid Friendly: substances made from only one kind of atom
ELEMENT
Definition: made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio
Kid Friendly Definition: made up or consisting of several parts or elements
COMPOUND
Definition: The basic particle from which all elements are made.
Kid Friendly Definition:
The smallest part of a substance.
ATOM
Definition: a force of attraction between two atoms
Kid Friendly: substances that contain two or more atoms
CHEMICAL BOND
Defintion: A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
Kid Friendly: the smallest particle in an element
MOLECULE
Definition: shows the elements in the compound and the combining ratios of their atoms
Kid Friendly: symbols that show the elements of a compound
CHEMICAL FORMULA