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vocab for science unit 5

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Element   A pure substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance.  
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Pure Substance   A substance made of one type of atom (one ingredient)  
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Metal   Elements that are shiny and are good conductors of thermal energy or electric current; most metals are malleable and ductile  
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Nonmetal   Elements that are dull and are poor conductors of thermal energy and electric current  
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Metalloid   Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors  
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Compound   A pure substance composed of two or one elements that are chemically combined  
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Mixture   A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined  
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Colloid   A mixture in which the particles are dispersed throughout but are not heavy enough to settle out  
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Chemical Equation   A shorthand description of a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols  
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Subscript   A number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol in a chemical formula  
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Coefficient   A number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula; used to balance a chemical equation  
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Solution   A mixture that appears to be a single substance but is composed of particles of two or more substances that are distributed evenly amongst each other  
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Solvent   The substance in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution  
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Solute   The substance that is dissolved to form a solution  
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Concentration   A measure of the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent  
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Solubility   The ability to dissolve in another substance; more speficially, the amount of solute needed to make a saturated solution using a given amount of solvent at a certain temperature  
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Suspension   A mixture in which particles of a material are dispersed throughout a liquid or gas but are large enough that they settle out  
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