Mixtures And Compounds Flashcards
Mixtures
Retain their original properties; easily separated from one another (like a salad)
Compounds
Do not retain original properties; require lots of energy to separate (think hydrogen and oxygen in water)
What are the 3 types of mixtures?
Solution, colloid, suspension
Examples of solutions
Air, powdered juice drink
Examples of colloids
Blood, fog
Examples of suspensions
Water and oil; cream and milk
3 types of solutions
Unsaturated, saturated, supersaturated
How do colloids mix with particles
The particles don’t dissolve nor settle at the bottom
How do suspensions mix with particles
The particles don’t dissolve; they settle at the bottom
How do solutions mix with particles
The particles dissolve