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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 represent a substance. |
subscript | a small number written to the right and slightly below a chemical symbol to tell the number of atoms that element in the substance. |
mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |