C2.1- Purity And Separating Mixtures Flashcards
Alloy
A mixture of a metal and at least one other element
Balanced chemical equation
A model for a reaction showing formulae and number of units for all substances involved
Boiling point
The temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid state to the gas state
Carrier gas
An unreactive or inert gas used as the mobile phase in gas chromatography
Chemical formula
A description of a component or element that uses symbols to represent the atoms present. Number show if more than one atom of an element is present
Chromatogram
The pattern produced when separating a mixture using chromatography
Chromatography
A separation method that relies on the distribution of a substance between a mobile phase and a stationary phase
Condense
To change form the gas state to the liquid state
Crystallisation
The process by which crystals are formed during evaporation of a solvent form a solution
Dissolve
The process in which a solute and solvent mix completely to form a solution
Empirical formula
Formula showing the simplest whole-number ratio of the atoms of each element in a compound
Evaporate
When a substance turns from the liquid state to the gas state at a temperature below the boiling point
Filtrate
Liquid that passes through the filter during filtrations
Filtration
The process by which insoluble substances are separated from soluble substances using a filter
Fraction
In chemistry, substance separated during fractional distillation
Fractional distillation
Method for separating a mixture of liquids with different boiling points into different fractions
Fractionating column
A piece of apparatus used to improve the separation of solvents during fractional distillation