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Question 1

Element

Answer 1

A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

Question 2

Pure substance

Answer 2

A sample of matter either a single element or a single compound that has a definite chemical and physical properties

Question 3

Metal

Answer 3

An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.

Question 4

Nonmetal

Answer 4

An element that conducts heat and electricity poorly.

Question 5

Metalloid

Answer 5

An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals

Question 6

Compound

Answer 6

A substance made up of two or more elements joined by chemical bonds

Question 7

Mixture

Answer 7

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

Question 8

Solution

Answer 8

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances are uniformly dispersed throughout a single phase

Question 9

Solute

Answer 9

In a solution, the substance that dissolves in the solvent.

Question 10

Solvent

Answer 10

In a solution, the substance in which salute dissolves

Question 11

Concentration

Answer 11

The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore

Question 12

Solubility

Answer 12

The ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature, and pressure.