Matter Flashcards
is used to refer to a
specific kind of matter such as wood, steel, nickel, marble,
concrete, and milk
Material
A material is not uniform
throughout
Heterogeneous
examples of heterogeneous materials:
Granite, Wood
A material that consists of only one phase
Homogeneous
Examples of Homogeneous Mixtures
saltwater, glass
contains more than one kind of material.
Mixture
a homogeneous mixture that does not
have any composition variation
Solution
Major components of any mixture
Solute, solvent
materials which always have the same composition
Substances
Element
composed on only one kind of atom
made of more than one kind of atom
Compound
The physical properties can also be further subdivided into
Extensive, Intensive
The properties of a substance can be divided into two classe
Chemical, and physical properties
Extensive properties
depend on the amount of material
Intensive properties
depend upon the nature of material