. Flashcards
atom
the smallest part of a pure substance that can exist
element
a substance made up of one type of atom only
compound
a substance made up of two or more types of atom chemically bonded together
mixture
two different substances ( atoms or compounds ) that are not chemically bonded together
when two elements join together the compound ends in
- ide
when 3 elements join together and one is oxygen the compound ends in
- ate
independent variable
variable that changes
dependant variable
variable that you measure
control variable
variable that you think of yourself
soluble
a substance that can dissolve in a liquid
solute
a solid which can dissolve
insoluble
a substance that cannot dissolve in a liquid
solution
what is made when a solid has dissolved in a liquid
solvent
the liquid that the solid dissolved into