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12/12/2010

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mixture
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a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are (mixed) together but are not combined chemically
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solution
Definition
a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance called a solvent
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homogeneous
Definition
A substance that is uniform in composition
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heterogeneous
Definition
Visibly consisting of different components and each retain their own identity
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pH
Definition
the measure of hydrogen ions
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acid
Definition
substances that has greater concentrationof H+ (hydronium ions) in solution.ions;acids can be identified as tasting sour, reacting with metals;acids can be solutions, liquids, or solids
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base
Definition
a substance where the concentration of OH- is greater than H+ ions;an aqueous substance that can accept hydronium ions;
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indicator
Definition
a halochromic ( chnages color)chemical compound that is added in small amounts to a solution so that the pH (acidity or basicity) of the solution can be determined visually
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neutralization
Definition
a chemical reaction whereby an acid and a base react to form a salt and in some cases water
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colloid
Definition
a substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substanc
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suspension
Definition
mixture of two substances, one of which is finely divided and dispersed in the other
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salt
Definition
are ionic compounds which result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base;are composed of cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negative ions) so the product is electrically neutral
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litmus
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A water-soluble substance obtinedfrom lichens (fungi-plant organism) that changes to red with increasing acidity and to blue with increasing basicity
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phenophthalein
Definition
an indicator,it turns colorless in acidic solutions and pink in basic solutions.
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