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S8P1.b
Describe the difference between pure substances (elements and compounds
Term | Definition |
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Pure substance | a sample of matter either a single element or a single compound that has definite chemical and physical properties |
Compound | a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
molecule | the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all physicaland chemical properties of that substance |
Chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance |
Subscript | a small number written to the right and slightly below a chemical symbol to tell the number of atoms of that element in the substance |
Mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |