| A | B |
|---|
| mixture | 2 or more substances combined physically |
| solution | the best mixed mixture, one substance dissloves into another |
| element | the purest pure substance, is only one type of particle, no mixinginvolved |
| compound | 2 or more substances chemically combined to form a new substance |
| colloid | a well mixed mixture, no dissolving involved |
| suspension | a well mixed mixture, it seperates in time by itself |
| solute | part of a solution, this dissolves into a solvent |
| solvent | part of a solution, the solute dissolves into this |
| heterogeneous mixture | a mixyure that is not well mixed, looks different throughout |
| homogeneous mixture | a well mixed mixture, looke the same throughout |
| atom | the smallest particle of an element that is still that element |
| molecule | two or more atoms chemically combined, may or may not form a new substance |
| chemical symbol | a shorthand way of writing the names of elements |
| chemical formula | a shorthand way of writing molecules or compounds |
| chemical equation | a chorthand way of writing how two or more substances combine chemically to form a new substance |
| balanced equation | a chemical equation which maintains an equal numer of atoms throughout |
| subscript | the small number in a chemical formula, written below the element, this indicated the number of atoms of an element in a molecule |
| coefficient | a larger number in a chemical formule, this indicated thew number of molecules present during a chemical reaction |
