Is Matter Around Us Pure?

Flashcards for Chapter 2: Is Matter Around Us Pure?

A __ substance consists of a single type of particle.

A substance that consists of a single type of particle.

A __ mixture has a uniform composition throughout.

A homogenous mixture with a uniform composition throughout.

A __ mixture has physically distinct parts and a non-uniform composition.

A mixture with physically distinct parts and non-uniform composition.

A solution is a __ mixture of two or more substances.

Homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

The __ is the component of a solution that dissolves the other component.

The component of a solution that dissolves the other component.

The __ is the component of a solution that is dissolved in the solvent.

The component of a solution that is dissolved in the solvent.

__ is the amount of solute present in a saturated solution at a specific temperature.

The amount of solute present in a saturated solution at a specific temperature.

A __ is a heterogeneous mixture where solute particles do not dissolve but remain suspended.

A heterogeneous mixture in which solute particles do not dissolve but remain suspended throughout the medium.

A __ is a heterogeneous mixture with uniformly spread particles that scatters light.

A heterogeneous mixture where particles are uniformly spread but not individually visible; scatters light (Tyndall effect).

The __ is the scattering of light by colloidal particles.

The scattering of a beam of light by colloidal particles.

A __ is composed of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion.

A substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion.

An __ cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions.

A basic form of matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions.