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S8P1.b
describe the difference between pure substances and mixtures.
Term | Definition |
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Pure substance | a sample of matter, either a single element or a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties. |
Compound | a substance made up of atoms of two 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 that substance |
chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represents a substance |
subscript | a small number written to the right and slightly below a chemical properties of that substance |
mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |