| A | B |
| pure substance consisting of one type of atom | Element |
| a mixture with a uniform composition | Homogeneous Mixture |
| a mixture with a nonuniform composition | heterogenous mixture |
| an abbreviation for an element's name found on the periodic table | element symbol |
| represents the combination of two or more elements in fixed proportions subscripts designate the number of atoms of each element | compound formula |
| pure substance consisting of two or more different atoms | compound |
| two or more different substances not chemically combined | mixture |
| a heterogeneous mixture that exhibits the Tyndall effect | Colloid |
| a heterogenous mixture that has particles large enough to settle out | suspension |
| a homogenous mixture in which the particles are very small | solution |
| the scattering of light in a colloid | tyndall effect |