PARRICLE

Matter

Anything with mass and volume

Matter is composed

of small particles

Particles are composed

of atoms

Particle

very small pieces of matter

Atom

Tiny pieces of matter that compose particles

Element

A particle composed of a single atom or more than one identical atoms

Compound

A particle composed of two or more different atoms

Pure Substance

A substance composed of identical particles

Pure substances contain:

identical element particles or identical compound particles

Mixture

A substance composed of two or more different particles

Mixtures may contain:

different element particles, different compound particles, or both element and conpound particles.

Homogeneous Mixture

A mixture whose particles are evenely distributed throughout the mixture.

Heterogeneous Mixture

A mixture whose particles are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture