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| a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means |
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a sample of matter, either a single
element or a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties |
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| an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well |
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an element that conducts heat and
electricity poorly |
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elements that have properties of both
metals and nonmetals |
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a substance made up of atoms of
two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds; cannot be separated by physical means; can be broken down by chemical means |
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| to cause a solute to pass into a solution; dissolving is also known as dissolution |
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| a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
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the amount of a particular sub-
stance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore |
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| a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances uniformly dispersed throughout a single phase |
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| in a solution, the substance that dissolves in the solvent |
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| in a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves |
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a mixture in which particles of a
material is more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas; smaller particles will settle out if undisturbed for some time |
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a mixture consisting of tiny
particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas |
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