Chemistry Definitions Flashcards
Filtration
The separation of soil and water (filtering in a mixture through filter paper to separate the two substances)
Residue
The substance trapped in the filterpaper
Filtrate
Clearwater that passes through the filter paper
Evaporation
Used to separate a soluble solid and a liquid
Chromatography
Technic used to separate a mixture of dyes in ink
Distillation
Used to separate substances with different boiling points
Matter
Anything that occupy space and has mass
Particles
Atoms or molecules
Sublimation
Change it items from one state to another
Element
A substance made up of only one type of atom
Molecule
A substance made up of two or more atoms chemically combine together
Compound
Two or more elements chemically combine together
Mixture
Two or more substances mingled together but not chemically combined
Atom
The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element
Atomic number
The number of protons in an atom of the element
Mass number
The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom of the element ( electrons are negligible )
Isotopes
Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons in the nucleus
Noble gases
Un reactive nonmetals which exist as single atoms