| A | B |
| Substance that consists of two or more different atoms chemically combined. | compound |
| Substance consisting of two or more different atoms mixed but not chemically combined. | mixture |
| Simplest pure substance. | element |
| Least well mixed mixture. | heterogeneous |
| Mixture that appears to be the same throughout. | homogeneous |
| "Best" mixed of all homogeneous mixtures. | solution |
| The substance that gets dissolved by a solvent. | solute |
| The substance that dissolves a solute. | solvent |
| Characteristic of a homogeneous mixture. | appears the same throughout |
| Characteristic of a heterogeneous mixture. | substances retain original properties. |
| Smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of that element. | atom |
| Substances in which all the particles are alike. | pure substance |
| Shorthand way of representing elements. | chemical symbol |
| Two or more atoms chemically bonded together. | molecule |
| Shorthand way of representing chemical substances. | chemical formula |
| Description of a chemcial reaction using symbols and formulas. | chemical equation |