Chemis Try Not To Fall Asleep Flashcards
Atoms
An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter
Colloid
In chemistry, a colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance.
Compound
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
Condensation
Small drops of water that form on the outside of cold containers eg drink bottle
Evaporation
When a liquid turns into a gas
Mixture
a substance made by mixing other substances together.
Molecule
group of two or more atoms
Sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
Solubility
Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid, or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid, or gaseous solvent
Solution
a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent).
Suspension
We apply the word ‘suspension’ when particles are big enough to eventually settle.
Tension
the state of being stretched tight.
Cohesion
the sticking together of particles of the same substance.
Adhesion
the action or process of adhering to a surface or object.