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Properties o matter
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is pure substance? | Matter that always has exactly the same composition is classified as a pure substance |
| What is an Element? | A substance that cannot be broken down into simplier substances |
| what is an atom? | The smallest particle of an element |
| What is a compound? | A substance that is made from two or more simpler substances and can be broken down into those simpler substances |
| what is heterogeneous Mixture? | A type of mixture in wich the parts of the mixture are noticeably different from one another |
| What is a solution? | A mixture that forms when substances dissolve and form a homogenous mixture |
| what is suspension? | A heterogenous mixture that seperates into layers over time |
| colloid | A mixture that contains some particles that are intermediate in size between the small particles that are intermediate in size between the small particles in a solution and the larger particles in a suspension |