Vocabulary
A characteristic or attribute that describes a substance
Property
A heterogeneous mixture made of a liquid and solid particles that settle
Suspension
A type of matter with a fixed composition
Substance
A heterogeneous mixture with particles that never settle.
Colloid
A substance made up of atoms that are all alike
Element
The scattering of a light beam as it passes through a colloid
Tyndall effect
A substance in which atoms of two or more elements are chemically combined in a fixed proportion.
Compound
A mixture that remains constantly and uniformly mixed and has particles so small they cannot be seen with a microscope.
Homogeneous mixture
A mixture in which different materials remain distinct.
Heterogeneous mixture
The same thing as a homogeneous mixture
Solution