Chemical substance

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Water and steam are two different forms of the same chemical substance

A chemical substance is any material with a known chemical composition.[1] For example, water has the same properties and the same ratio of hydrogen to oxygen whether it came from a river or was made in a laboratory. Typical chemical substances found in the home include water, salt (sodium chloride) and bleach. Generally, substances exist as a solid, a liquid, or a gas, and may change between these phases of matter when there are changes in temperature or pressure.

Gallery[change | change source]

  • Gray silicon powder, an element. All the other ones are chemical compounds.

    Gray silicon powder, an element. All the other ones are chemical compounds.

  • Pink hydrated (with water) manganese (II) chloride

    Pink hydrated (with water) manganese (II) chloride

  • Brown manganese (II) carbonate

    Brown manganese (II) carbonate

  • Black copper (II) oxide

    Black copper (II) oxide

  • Red hydrated (with water) cobalt (II) chloride

    Red hydrated (with water) cobalt (II) chloride

  • Green hydrated (with water) copper (II) chloride

    Green hydrated (with water) copper (II) chloride

  • Blue hydrated (with water) copper(II) sulfate

    Blue hydrated (with water) copper(II) sulfate

  • Purple anhydrous (without water) chromium (III) chloride

    Purple anhydrous (without water) chromium (III) chloride

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  1. ↑ Hill, J. W.; Petrucci, R. H.; McCreary, T. W.; Perry, S. S. General Chemistry, 4th ed., p5, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2005.


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