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Mixtures & Solutions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATOM | THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER |
| CHEMICAL | A SUBSTANCE USED IN CHEMISTRY |
| COMPOUND | A SUBSTANCE MADE OF TWO OR MORE CHEMICALS THAT ARE CHEMICALLY COMBINED |
| ELEMENT | A SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN BY SIMPLE AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES |
| EVAPORATE | TO TURN INTO GAS, LIKE WATER INTO WATER VAPOR |
| MIXTURE | A SUBSTANCE CONTAINING TWO OR MORE MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT PROPERTIES |
| PRECIPITATE | A SOLID MATERIAL THAT FORMS DURING A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| SATURATED SOLUTION | A SOLUTION WHERE AS MUCH SOLUTE AS POSSIBLE HAS BEEN DISSOLVED (AT THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE) |
| SOLUTE | A SUBSTANCE THAT DISSOLVED IN A SOLVENT TO FORM A SOLUTION |
| SOLUTION | A SPECIAL MIXTURE FORMED WHEN ONE OR MORE MATERIALS DISSOLVED INTO ANOTHER |
| SOLVENT | A SUBSTANCE THAT DISSOLVES A SOLUTE TO FORM A SOLUTION |