ClassifyingMatter

Question 1

Matter

Answer 1

that which has mass and occupies space

Question 2

Pure Substance

Answer 2

a substance made of only one kind of matter… has definite physical/chemical properties and a definite chemical composition

Question 3

Compound

Answer 3

a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by mass

Question 4

Element

Answer 4

any of the more than 100 known substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

Question 5

Heterogeneous Mixture

Answer 5

a mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout

Question 6

Mixture

Answer 6

a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Question 7

Homogeneous Mixture

Answer 7

a mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout

Question 8

Solution

Answer 8

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

Question 9

Solute

Answer 9

the dissolved substance in a solution

Question 10

Solvent

Answer 10

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Question 11

Precipitate

Answer 11

a separated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Question 12

Filter

Answer 12

device that removes something from whatever passes through it

Question 13

Evaporate

Answer 13

lose or cause to lose liquid by exiting into the air… leaving a more concentrated residue

Question 14

Distill

Answer 14

refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from

Question 15

Chromatography

Answer 15

A process which separates the parts of a solution with special paper and a solvent.

Question 16

Alloy

Answer 16

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Question 17

Atom

Answer 17

the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

Question 18

Colloid

Answer 18

a mixture in which the particles are dispersed throughout but are not heavy enough to settle out

Question 19

Suspension

Answer 19

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy