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, property A characteristic or quality of a substance.
matter Anything that has substance and takes up space; anything that has mass and
volume.
volume The amount of space a sample of matter occupies.
meniscus The curvature of the top of a liquid in a container, which is the result of
intermolecular attractions between the liquid and the container.
water displacement A method for measuring the volume of a solid object by immersing it in water. The
volume of the object is equal to the amount of water displaced by the object
when fully submerged.
density The measure of the mass of a substance per unit of volume, often expressed as
grams per milliliter, g/mL, or grams per cubic centimeter, g/cm^3.
intensive property A characteristic, such as boiling point or density, that does not depend on the size
of amount of matter and can be used to identify matter.
extensive property A characteristic, such as volume or mass, that is specific to the amount of matter
and therefore changes if the quantity of the substance changes.
density formula D=M/V
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element A unique substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances through
physical or chemical processes. Elements serve as the building blocks of matter.
compound A pure substance that is a chemical combination of two or more elements in a
specific ratio.