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UNit 1,2
science
| Term | Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| atom | The smallest unit of an element that maintains the proprties of that element | ||
| element | A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into similer substances by chemical means | ||
| compound | a substance made up of atomes of two or more different elements joined by chemial bounds | ||
| mixture | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically | ||
| pure substance | a sampel of matter either a single element or a single compound that has definte chemical and physical properties | ||
| heterogeneous | describes something that does not have a uniform structre or composition through out | ||
| homogeneous | describes something that has a uniform structure or composition through out | ||
| gas | a form of matter that dos not have a definite volume or shape | ||
| solid | the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixxed | ||
| liquid | the stae of matter that has a definitie shape |