A combination of two or more substances that can still be separated physically.
Mixture
A solid substance that dissolves in a liquid.
Solute
A mixture where solid particles do not dissolve but remain evenly spread out in the liquid. Example: milk.
Colloid
Give an example of a homogeneous mixture in liquid form.
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The process of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid using filter paper.
Filtration
The liquid in which a solute dissolves.
Solvent
The process of changing liquid to gas.
Evaporation
Give an example of a heterogeneous mixture in solid-liquid form.
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A mixture that looks the same all throughout because its components are evenly distributed.
Homogeneous mixture
A special kind of homogeneous mixture where a solute is dissolved in a solvent. It is composed of solute and solvent
Solution
The process of using size differences of particles to separate mixtures using a sieve or strainer.
Sieving
The process of picking out larger pieces from a mixture by hand.
Handpicking
A mixture where the substances can be seen and are not evenly distributed.
Heterogeneous mixture
A mixture made of liquid droplets or solid particles spread throughout a gas. Example: smoke.
Suspension
A solid and liquid mixture separation method where heat is used to remove water.
Evaporation
The scattering of light by particles in a colloid.
Tyndall effect
A combination of two or more substances that can still be separated physically.
Mixture
The process of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid using filter paper.
Filtration
A mixture that looks the same all throughout because its components are evenly distributed.
Homogeneous mixture
A mixture where the substances can be seen and are not evenly distributed.
Heterogeneous mixture