Science Ch.3

Question 1

Compound

Answer 1

a substance mode of atoms of 2 or more different elements elements joined by chemical bonds.

Question 2

Element

Answer 2

a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

Question 3

pure substance

Answer 3

a sample of matter either a single element or a single compound that has definite chemical and physical properties

Question 4

metal

Answer 4

an element that is shiny

Question 5

nonmetal

Answer 5

an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly

Question 6

metalloid

Answer 6

an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals

Question 7

compound

Answer 7

a substance made up of 2 or more different elements joined by chemical bonds

Question 8

mixture

Answer 8

a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.

Question 9

solution

Answer 9

a homogeneous mixture mixture of 2 or more substances uniformly dispersed through a single a single phase

Question 10

solute

Answer 10

in a solution, a substance that dissolves in the solvent

Question 11

solvent

Answer 11

in a substance in which the solute dissolves in

Question 12

concentration

Answer 12

the amount of a particle substance in a given quantity of a mixture solution or ore

Question 13

solubility

Answer 13

the ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure

Question 14

suspension

Answer 14

a mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed through a liquid or gas

Question 15

Colloid

Answer 15

a mixture of consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas