Vocabulary Topic 1

a pure substance that contains one type of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler substance

• element

• compound

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

a substance made of two or more chemical elements bonded to each other

• element

• compound

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogenous mixture

a mixture in which the components are uniformly distributed throughout and where the composition of the mixture is the same throughout

• element

• compound

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

a mixture in which the components are not uniform and where different samples from the mixture are not identical to each other

• element

• compound

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogenous mixture

the attraction of molecules for other molecules of the same kind

• cohesion

• adhesion

• surface tension

• capillary action

Does this particle view show an element or a compound?

• element

• compound

Has a definite composition

• element

• compound

• Pure Substance

• Mixture

Has a variable composition

• Mixture

• Element

• Pure Substance

• homogeneous mixture

a term used to describe a mixture that looks the same everywhere

• element

• uniform

• heterogeneous mixture

• compound

A term to describe uniform consistency

• substance

• heterogenous mixture

• mixture

• cohesion