Pure Substances, Mixtures & Separating Mixtures

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Substances that are made up of ONLY one type of atom (element) or compound.

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Pure substance

Front

A _________ is made up of two or more substances that are together in the same place but ARE NOT chemically combined.

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Mixture

Front

The substances in this mixture DO NOT blend smoothly throughout, and the individual substances that compose the mixture can be detected or seen.

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Heterogeneous mixture

Front

The substances in this mixture have been mixed together so well that the different parts will not separate on their own.

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Homogeneous mixture

Front

Solutions are ___________ mixtures.

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Homogenous

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Suspensions are ___________ mixtures.

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Heterogeneous

Front

___________ are mixtures with large particles. The particles suspend in the substance and settle/float or can be filtered out of the mixture.

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Suspensions

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Solubility

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the amount of solute that can be dissolved by the solvent.

Front

In a SOLUTION, the ___________ is the one doing the dissolving.

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Solvent

Front

Oil is ________ in water.

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insoluble