Glossary-Chapter 6 Flashcards
Alloy Definition
A mixture of a metal with other metals or non metals
Aqueous Solution Definition
A solution in which a substance is dissolved in water
Atoms Definition
The smallest building blocks of matter
Brittle Definition
Easily Crumbled or shattered
Ductile Definition
Able to be stretched to form a wire
Lattice Definition
Grid like structure of atoms
Elements Definition
Substances made up of only one type of atom
Lustrous Definition
Shiny
Malleable Definition
Able to be hammered or bent into new shapes
Metals Definition
Substances that have a metallic shine, conduct electricity, acne can be hammered into sheets and drawn into wires
Mineral Definition
A naturally occurring chemical substance that has not been made by an organism and that has atoms arranged in a crystal lattice
Miscible Definition
Describes liquids that can be mixed
Mixture Definition
Any combination of two or more elements or compounds
Molecule definition
A cluster of atoms
Monatomic Definition
Describe elements that consist of single atoms