Classifying Matter

Front

What is a homogeneous mixture in which dissolved particles are evenly dispersed?

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Solution

Front

When is a mixture considered homogeneous?

Back

When you cannot tell one part from the other.

Front

What do you call combinations of 2 or more substances that are physically blended together?

Back

Mixture

Front

What contains only one kind of atom?

Back

Element

Front

What is an example of a mixture where particles are not evenly distributed and can settle over time?

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Suspension

Front

What is a mixture that contains larger particles that do not settle out?

Back

Colloid

Front

What is the term for a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined?

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Compound

Front

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

Back

Atom

Front

What is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?

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Element

Front

What type of mixture can be separated by physical means?

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Mixture