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pure substances
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pure substances | a sample of matter, either a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties |
| compound | a substance made up of 2 or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| molecule | the smallest unit of a substance that keeps all of the physical and chemical properties of the substances. |
| 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 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined |