A | B |
pure substance | a substance that cannot be separated by physical means |
mixture | the physical combination of two or more substances |
element | a substance made of one kind of atom, found on the periodic table |
compound | a substance created by two or more elements chemically reacting and joining together |
Octet rule | an element is most stable with 8 valence electrons |
homogeneous mixture | a mixture that is evenly distributed |
heterogeneous mixture | a mixture that is unevenly distributed |
solution | a homogeneous mixture can also be called this |
solute | stuff being dissolved |
solvent | stuff doing the dissolving |