Properties of Elements and Compounds

a pure substance containing two or more elements that are chemically combined

a pure substance containing only one kind of atom

the second most abundant element in the air and it is necessary for respiration

• oxygen

• element

• nitrogen

• matter

smallest unit of an element

• mixture

• solute

• atom

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a type of homogeneous mixture formed when one substance dissolves into another

• comound

• solution

• mixture

• matter

the study of matter and its changes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

a compound that contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a type of mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout the mixture

• molecule

• pure substance

• matter

• heterogeneous

a substance with a constant chemical composition that includes an element or compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution

• matter

• solvent

• solution

• water