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properties of matter
ortiz pnhs properties of matter I.S vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pure Substance | matter that always has excatly the same compostion; an element or compound. |
| elment | a subtance tha cannot be broken down into simpler subtances. |
| atom | the smallest particle of an element. |
| compound | a subtance that is made from two or more simpler subtances and can be broken down into those simpler substacnes |
| heterogeneous mixture | a type of mixture in which the parts of the mixture are noticably different from one another. |
| solution | a mixture that forms when subtances dissolve and form a homogenous mixture. |
| suspension | a heterogenous mixture that seperates into layers overtime. |
| colloid | a mixture that contains some particles that are imantdate in suze between the small particles in a solution and the larger particles in a suspension. |