Matter

Study Guide

Anything that has a mass and a volume

Close up view of atoms and their behavior

Changing from one state to another is a Physical Change.

If a new substance is formed it is a Chemical Change.

 The building blocks of Matter Consists of Protons (+), Electrons (-), and Neutrons (N).

Consists of only one kind of atom, Cannot be broken down into a simpler type of matter by either physical or chemical means Can exist as either atoms or molecules.

 A molecule consists of two or more atoms of the same element, or different elements, that are chemically bound together. In the animation above, two nitrogen atoms (N + N = N2) make one Nitrogen molecule .

 Atoms of two or more different elements bound together. Can be separated into elements chemically, but not physically.
In the animation above, water (H20) is a compound made of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

 Solutions are groups of molecules that are mixed up in a completely even distribution.

Uniform Distribution. Example: Sugar and Water

 The substance to be dissolved.

The one doing the dissolving.

 They are substances held together by physical forces, not chemical. Can be separated physically. Solutions are also mixtures.

The substances are not uniformly mixed. Example: Sand in a glass of water.
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 Are heterogeneous mixtures consisting of parts that are visible to the naked eye. Substances will settle over time.

Example: the ingredients in salad dressing

Matter
Mixtures
Pure Substances

Homogeneous
Solution Colloids Solution

Heterogeneous
Suspensions

Element

Molecule

Compounds

Solvent