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Ch. 4
Science-Elements, compunds, and mixtures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metal | An element that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity well |
| element | A substance that cannot be seperated or broken down into simpler subsatnces by chemical means |
| Metalloid | An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals |
| Nonmetal | An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly |
| Pure Substance | A sample of matter, either a single element or a single compund that has definite chemical and physical properties |
| Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| Colloid | A mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermideate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas |
| Mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
| Concentration | The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or one |
| Solubility | The ability of one substance to dissolve into another given temperature and pressure |
| Solute | In a solution, the substance that dissolves the solute |
| Solution | A homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed |