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Chemistry Matter Terms

Matter Vocabulary
AcadChem: Chapter 2a
ChemCom: Chapter 2B

AB
MatterAnything with Mass and Volume
ElementMaterial made of only one type of atom
CompoundMaterial made of 2+ atoms chemically bonded together
AtomSmallest part of an element. Building block of matter.
MoleculeSmallest part of a compound.
IonicGive/Take of electrons. Made of a Metal + Non-metal.
CovalentShared Electrons between 2+ Non-Metals.
MetalConductive, Shiny, Bendable, Mostly Solids, Positive Ions.
Non-MetalDull, Brittle, Mostly Gases, Negative Ions.
MetalloidsElements between Metals and Non-Metals, has parts of both.
HeterogeneousMixtures not evenly spread throughout.
HomogeneousMixtures evenly spread throughout, AKA Solution.
SolventDissolves the Solute.
SoluteDissolved into a Solvent.
ColloidMedium particles dispersed within another. Not even, but stable.
SuspensionLarge particles temporarily mixed within another substance.
SolutionSmall particles evenly mixed in another.
Acidph < 7, dissolves metals, H+ Ions
BasepH > 7, dissolves organics, OH- Ions.
NeutralpH = 7, H+ Ions = OH- Ions.



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