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Phys. Sci. Unit 1 Matter words 14-18 2018
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solution | mixture containing a solute and solvent |
| solute | substance that is dissolved in the solution ex) salt |
| solvent | substance that does the dissolving in a solution ex) water |
| saturated solution | solution in which no more solute can be dissolved |
| physical property | characteristic that you can observe without changing the identity of the substance ex) color |
| compound | combination of 2 or more different elements in a fixed amount |
| molecule | smallest piece of a compound ex) one molecule of water |
| mixture | substance made of 2 or more substances that can be physically separated |
| homogeneous mixture | mixture in which the substances are the same throughout, has only 1 state of matter ex)water |
| heterogeneous mixture | mixture in which the substances are not the same throughout, or more than 1 state of matter ex)trail mix, cereal in milk |