CP Physical Science Classifying Matter Vocab

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element

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chemical substances made up of ONE kind of atom

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compound

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chemical substances made up of 2 or more different elements combined through a chemical reaction

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mixture

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consists of 2 or more different substances that are NOT chemically joined together

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homogeneous mixture

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mixture in which all of the substances are evenly distributed

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heterogeneous mixture

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mixture in which all of the substances are NOT evenly distributed

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pure substance

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has constant chemical composition and properties

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solution

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type of homogeneous mixture with small particles that don't settle

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solute

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substance in a solution that gets dissolved

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solvent

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substance in a solution that is dissolving a substance; does the dissolving

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suspension

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type of heterogenous mixture in which visible particles settle out