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1
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A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

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Element

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A single element that has definte chemical and physical properties

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Pure substance

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3
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An element that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity

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Metal

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4
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An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly

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Nonmetal

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5
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Elements with properties of metals and nonmetals

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Metalloid

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A characteristic property is a chemical or physical property that helps identify and classify substances

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Characteristic Properties

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A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements chemically combined

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Compound

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8
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Magnesium oxide, or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral

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Magnesium Oxide

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A substance made by mixing other substances together

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Mixture

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10
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A solution is a mixture of two or more substances

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Solution

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The minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent

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Solute

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12
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The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

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Solvent

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13
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The amount of particles in a mixture, solution, or ore

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Concentration

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Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid, or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid

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Solubility

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Solute-like particles settle out of a solvent

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Suspension

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16
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Large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance

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Colloid

17
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Able to be dissolved, especially in water.

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Soluble

18
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Incapable of being dissolved

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Insoluble