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matter
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the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
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atom
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the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
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molecules
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the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.
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element
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one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means. See also chart under periodic table.
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compund
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a pure substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant.
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mixture
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an aggregate of two or more substances that are not chemically united and that exist in no fixed proportion to each other.
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states of matter
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solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
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Length
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meter
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m
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Mass
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kilogram
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kg
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Time
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second
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s
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Electrical current
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ampere
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A
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Thermodynamic temperature
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Kelvin
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K
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Luminous intensity
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candela
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cd
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Amount of substance
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mole
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mol
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yotta
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Y
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10^24
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zetta
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Z
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10^21
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exa
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E
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10^18
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peta
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P
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10^15
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tera
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T
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1012
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giga
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G
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10^9
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mega
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M
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10^6
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kilo
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k
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10^3
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hecto
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h
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10^2
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deca
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da
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10^1
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deci
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d
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10^−1
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centi
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c
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10^−2
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milli
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m
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10^−3
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micro
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µ
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10^−6
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nano
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n
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10^−9
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pico
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p
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10^−12
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femto
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f
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10^−15
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atto
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a
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10^−18
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zepto
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z
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10^−21
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yocto
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y
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10^−24
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degree F = degree C
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degree C x 1.8 + 32.
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degree C = degree F
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(degree F - 32.) / 1.8
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kelvin = degree Celsius
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degree Celsius + 273.15
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degree Celsius = kelvin
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kelvin - 273.15
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