Properties of Matter (Summary)

Essential definitions

Mixture

matter made up of two or more chemical species

Homogenous Mixtures

any solution that is uniform throughout (evenly spread out)

Mixture

matter made up of two or more chemical species

Homogenous Mixtures

any solution that is uniform throughout (evenly spread out)

Heterogenous Mixtures

any substance that is not uniform throughout (not evenly spread out)

Matter

anything with measurable volume or mass

Pure substance

matter made up of a single chemical species

Compounds

two or more different types of elements bonded in a chemical reaction

Elements

one single type of atom

Properties

Characteristic behaviours of a substance