PS Chapter 2 vocab.

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

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Element

Front

The smallest particle of an element.

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Atom

Front

The tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing; resistance to flowing.

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Viscosity

Front

A substance made from 2 or more simpler substances that can be broken down into those simpler substances.

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Compound

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A type of mixture in which the parts of the mixture are noticeably different from one another.

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Heterogeneous mixture

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A type of mixture that is uniform in composition throughout.

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Homogeneous mixture

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A mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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Solution

Front

The process of separating a solid from a liquid in a heterogeneous mixture.

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Filtration

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The ability of a substance to be hammered or pressed into thin sheets.

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Malleability

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The measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity.

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Conductivity