Classification of matter

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What is a substance in which all the atoms are the same called?

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Element

Front

What do you call a substance with two or more elements that are combined in a fixed proportion?

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Compound

Front

Which of the following is an example of an element: Oxygen, Water, or Salt?

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Oxygen

Front

What is a mixture that contains two or more substances blended evenly throughout called?

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Homogeneous mixture

Front

What is the term for a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded?

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Mixture

Front

What is the difference between a homogeneous mixture and a heterogeneous mixture?

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A homogeneous mixture has a uniform composition, while a heterogeneous mixture does not.

Front

What is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?

Back

Salad or sand and salt mixture.

Front

What is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

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Atom

Front

What is a chemical bond?

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A force that holds atoms together in a compound.

Front

What is the process of separating a mixture into its components called?

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Separation or purification.