Question | Answer |
mixture | a physical combination of two or more substances that blend together without forming new substances |
suspension | a mixture made of parts that separate upon standing |
What is an example of a suspension? | Oil and vinegar |
emulsion | a suspension of two liquids that usually do not mix together |
What is an example of an emulsion? | Toothpaste |
colloid | a stable homogeneous mixture in which small, fine particles of one material are scattered throughout another material |
What is an example of a colloid? | Whipped cream |
solution | a mixture of one substance dissolved in another |
What is an example of a solution? | Salt in water. |
Solutions have two parts, what are they? | The solute and the solvent. |
What is a solute? | the substance that dissolves |
What is the solvent? | what the solute dissolves in |
allys | mixtures of one or more metals with other solids |
Steel is a(n) _______. | alloy |
Copper+Zinc= ? | Brass |
solubility | a physical property of solutes in different solvents |
What are 5 ways to separate mixtures? | magnetism, buoyancy, evaporation, sifting, filtration |
distillation | separates the parts of a mixture by vaporization and condensation |