A substance can any material, solution, or mixture, such as water, salt, glue, or gunpowder.
A pure substance is one that contains the same element or compound throughout. Salt is a pure substance, but when added to water, it becomes a mixture. Gunpowder is basically a mixture of three pure substances (compounds).
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There are many different kinds of substances. Substances are formed whenever chemicals come together to create a new material, so there are thousands of substances being formed and being used every day. A few of the most common substances are water, sugar, and table salt.
Examples of substances (if you think that substance and compound are synonyms): table alt, alcohol, potassium chloride, beryllium oxide, calcium carbide, sodium carbonate, nitric acid, benzene etc.
ammonia, milk, baking soda are just a few :)
A basic substance has a pH greater than 7.
An acidic substance has a pH less than 7.
A substance with a pH of 7 is neutral.
Examples: sodium chloride, silver nitrate, ammonium phosphate, benzene, lithium fluoride, etc.
NaCl, or table salt, is a hydrophilic substance. Other examples include practically any household object that absorbs water, such as paper towels, sponges, and cloth.
Examples: density, hardness, boiling point, refractive index.
Examples of physical properties of a substance include color, density, melting point, boiling point, and solubility. These properties can be observed and measured without changing the chemical composition of the substance.
A simple substance is a substance that is made up of only one type of atom or molecule. It cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Examples include elements like oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
A wave is a vibration that passes through a substance without permanently changing the substance. Waves transfer energy without displacing matter permanently. Examples include sound waves and light waves.