matter
anything with mass and volume
heterogeneous
has differing areas
mixture
types of heterogeneous mixtures include...
colloid
when an emulsifier "holds up" another substance, like an egg in oil makes maoynaisse, or gelatin containing water
suspension
example: dirty flowing water will deposit silt when flow stop
homogeneous
same all over
mixture
solution
when a solute is spread out evenly in a solvent, like salt in water
alloy
A Solid solution. example: brass is a solution (alloy) of copper and zinc
liquid
examples: salt water and kool-ade
gaseous
example: the air we breathe contains oxygen spread out in nitrogen
pure substance
compound
bonded, differing atoms
like carbon dioxide, gasoline, or sugar.
can be broken apart into atoms in a chemical reaction
element
only around 100 types of these
atom
building blocks of all matte