Holt Physical Science
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- colloid
- a mixture in which particles are dispersed but not heavy enough to settle
- compound
- a chemically combined pure substance that is composed of two or more elements
- concentration
- the measure of the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent
- element
- a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means
- metalloids
- elements (semiconductors) that contain properties of both metals and nonmetals
- metals
- malleable, ductile elements that are shiny, good conductors of thermal energy and electric currents
- mixture
- a combination of two or more non-chemically combined substances
- nonmetals
- dell elements that are poor conductors of thermal energy or electric currents
- pure substance
- a substance containing only one kind of particle
- solubility
- the amount of a solute needed to make a solution that is saturated using a given amount of solvent at a particular temperature
- solute
- a dissolved substance
- solution
- an evenly distributed mixture composed of the particles of two or more substances
- solvent
- material in which the solute is dissolved
- suspension
- a mixture of particles dispersed in a liquid or a gas that do not dissolve in those materials