Chemistry mixtures

Heterogeneous

A heterogeneous mixture can be separated by physical means into distinct substances. A homogeneous mixture, such as a salt solution, is well mixed at the molecular level and is chemically stable

Homogenous

A homogeneous mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are well mixed to the molecular level and that is chemically stable, such as a solution of water and sugar.

Alloy

A metal's properties, such as hardness or corrosion resistance, can be altered by combining it with other metals

Solute

A solute is a substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a mixture. Salt dissolves in water to form a homogeneous

Solution

A solution is a mixture which consists of a solute dissolved in a solvent. In a sugar solution, sugar is the solute and water is the solvent.

Solvents

A solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute to form a mixture. Water dissolves sugar to form a homogeneous

Tyndall

Effect of light scattering in colloidal dispersion, while showing no light in a true solution.

Colloid

Milk is an example of a colloid, a mixture containing many tiny suspended particles. Colloids scatter light, exhibiting the Tyndall Effect

Mixture

Mixtures consist of two or more substances that have been combined but in which each substance retains its own chemical identity.

Sedimentation

Sedimentation is the settling of the particles of a mixture to the bottom of the mixture. Sedimentation

Suspension

Suspensions are mixtures of small particles spread evenly throughout a liquid or gas.

Solubility

The amount of a substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent until it reaches the saturation level is called solubility.