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Chapter 4 Terms ADRS
Question | Answer |
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Element | A pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means. |
Pure Substance | A substance in which there is only one type of particle. |
Characteristic Properties | A property of a substance that is always the same whether the sample observed is large or small. |
Metals | Elements that are shiny and good conductors of thermal energy and electric current. |
Nonmetals | Elements that are dull (not shiny) and that are poor conductors of thermal energy and electric current. |
Metalloids | Called semiconductors, are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals. |
Compound | A pure substance composed of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. |
Mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. |
Solution | a mixture that appears to be a single substance but is composed of particles of two or more substances that are distributed evenly amongst each other. |
Solute | is the substance that is dissolved. |
Solvent | The substance in which the solute is dissolved. |
Soluble | able to dissolve |
Insoluble | unable to dissolve |
Homogenous mixture | combination of the same properties throughout |
Heterogonous mixture | combination of different components |
Concentration | measure of all amount of solute that dissolves in a solvent |
Solubility | ability to dissolve in a different substance |
Dilute | does not specify the amount of solute that actually dissolved |
Saturated solution | solution that contains all the solute it can hold at a given temperature |
Unsaturated solution | solution that does not contain all the solute it can at a given temperature |
Suspension | mixture in which particle of a material are dispersed throughout a liquid or gas but large enough that they settle out |
Colloids | a mixture in which the particles are dispersed throughout but are not heavy enough to settle out |