| A | B |
| matter that consists of two or more substances mixed but not chemically combined | mixture |
| substance that does not appear to be the same throughout | heterogeneous mixture |
| mixture that appears the same throughtout | homogenous mixture |
| homogenous mixture in which the particles are mixed together but not dissolved | colloid |
| homogenous mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another | solution |
| substance that is dissolved in a solution | solute |
| substance that does the dissolving in a solution | solvent |
| can ve dissolved in another material; such as water | soluble |
| unable to be dissolved in another material; such as water | insoluble |
| measure of how much of a solute can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent under certain conditions | solublitly |
| a solution of two metals or a metal and a nonmetal that has the properties of a metal | alloy |
| substance made of one kind of material having definite properties | pure substance |
| simplest type of pure substance | element |
| smallest part of an element that has all the properties of an element | atom |
| shorthand way of writing an element | chemical symbol |
| substance made up of molecules that contain more than one kind of atom; two or more elements chemically combined | compound |
| combination of atoms formed by a covalent bond | molecule |
| combination of chemical symbols usually used to represent a compound | chemical formula |
| number placed to the lower right of a chemical symbol to indicate the number of atoms of the element in the compound | subscript |
| expression in which symbols, formulas and numbers are used to represent a chemical reaction | chemical equation |
| number that is placed in front of a symbol or a formula in a chemical equation that indicated how many atoms or molecules of this substance | coefficient |