click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
9 - Mod 1 Lesson 3
Term | Definition |
---|---|
pure substance | a substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties. |
Element | one type of atom |
peridoic table | table of all elements |
chemical symbol | one or two letters that represent an element |
chemical formula | the ratio in which the atoms of each element in the compound occur |
Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
energy | the ability to do work |
atom | smallest unit of matter. |
solid | matter that has a definite shape and volume |
liquid | free-flowing and assume the shape of the container that holds them |
gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
plasma | ionized gas |
mixtures | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
heterogeneous mixture | a mixture in which components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture |
homogeneous mixture | A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture |
alloy | A mixture of two or more metals |
solutions | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
Suspension | heterogeneous mixtures in which particles do not dissolve and are not evenly distributed |
colloid | mixtures that are halfway between a solution and a suspension |