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9 - Mod 1 Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pure substance | a substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties. |
| Element | one type of atom |
| peridoic table | table of all elements |
| chemical symbol | one or two letters that represent an element |
| chemical formula | the ratio in which the atoms of each element in the compound occur |
| Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| atom | smallest unit of matter. |
| solid | matter that has a definite shape and volume |
| liquid | free-flowing and assume the shape of the container that holds them |
| gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| plasma | ionized gas |
| mixtures | a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
| heterogeneous mixture | a mixture in which components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture |
| homogeneous mixture | A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture |
| alloy | A mixture of two or more metals |
| solutions | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
| Suspension | heterogeneous mixtures in which particles do not dissolve and are not evenly distributed |
| colloid | mixtures that are halfway between a solution and a suspension |