Classifying Matter Vocab Review 3

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A mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout.

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Homogeneous Mixture

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A substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties.

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Pure Substance

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Definition: a mixture in which the composition is NOT uniform throughout.

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Heterogeneous Mixture

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A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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Solid

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

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Mixture

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

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Element

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A pure substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a fixed ratio.

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Compound

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A mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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Solution

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The smallest unit of a compound that retains all the properties of that compound.

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Molecule

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A mixture that has a visually distinguishable composition, such as salad or sand and gravel.

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Heterogeneous Mixture