ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES VOCABULARY
mixture
element
atom
heterogeneous mixture
homogeneous mixture
compound
pure substance
solution
solvent
solute
insoluble
soluble
solubility
alloy
colloid
suspension
chemical formula
subscript
molecule
Two or more substances that aren't chemically
combined with each other and can be separated
by physical means. Substances in this retain their
original properties.
The simplest pure substance, made of atoms,
that can't be changed into a simpler substance
by heating or any chemical process.
The basic building block of matter.
A mixture consisting of parts that are noticeably
different from one another ("poorly mixed").
A mixture consisting of parts that are noticeably
the same ("well mixed").
Pure substance that is the union of 2+ elements.
It can be broken into simpler substances by
chemical means.
Matter that always has exactly the same
composition (elements or compounds).
A type of homogeneous mixture formed when
one substance dissolves into another.
The substance in a solution that does the
dissolving.
The substance in a solution that is dissolved.
Not able to be dissolved.
Able to be dissolved.
The measurement of the ability to be dissolved.
A solution in which one metal dissolved into
another.
A type of mixture in which the particles are
mixed but not dissolved. The particles are
relatively large and are kept permanently
suspended.
Like a colloid, the particles are too large to be
dissolved, but will settle out eventually.
One of the two ways to identify a compound.
Uses subscript and does not involve a picture
The numbers below the element symbols that
show how many atoms of that element are in a
compound.
Two or more atoms bonded together.