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chapter 15
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a type of matter with a fixed composition | substance |
| a substance in which all of the atoms have the same identity | element |
| 2 or more elements combined to form a substance | compound |
| a mixture in which different materials can be easily distinguished | heterogeneous mixture |
| a mixture in which substances are blended evenly throughout | homogeneous mixture |
| another name for a homogeneous mixture | solution |
| a type of mixture with particles that are larger than solutions but not heavy enough to settle | colloid |
| scattering of light by a colloid | Tyndall effect |
| a heterogeneous mixture with particles that are large and heavy enough to settle | suspension |
| any characteristic of a material that you can observe without changing its identity | physical property |
| a change in size, shape, or state of matter | phjysical change |