Composition of Matter and Dalton's Atomic Theory

Anything that has mass and occupies space

An extremely small particle of matter that retains its identity during chemical reactions

Indivisible atoms

<p>A type of matter composed of only one kind of atom, each atom of a given kind having the same property</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of matter composed of atoms of two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rearrangement of the atoms present in the reacting substances to give new chemical combinations present in the substances formed by a reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, or the total mass remains constant in a chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pure compound, whatever its source, always contains definite or constant proportions of the element by mass</p> Signup and view all the answers