Mixture Vocabulary

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What is a filter?

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A substance with pores through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out floating matter.

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What is a solute?

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A substance that is dissolved, or spread homogeneously, in another substance.

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What is a homogeneous mixture?

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A mixture that has an even distribution of its parts.

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What is a solvent?

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A substance in which another substance is dissolved, or spread homogeneously.

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What does magnetic mean in terms of materials?

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Material that has the ability to physically attract other substances.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

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What is a solution?

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A homogeneous mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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What is concentration?

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The amount of a substance in a given volume of solution.

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What is a heterogeneous mixture?

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A mixture that does not have a uniform composition and in which the individual substances remain distinct.

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What does it mean to dissolve?

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To mix a solid, liquid, or gas with a liquid to form a solution.