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Separation techniques and mixtures: key terms and definitions
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- 1chemical Changea change in the chemical composition of a substance to produce a new substance
- 2chemical propertya property of a substance relating to its ability to change to new substances during chemical reactions
- 3compounda pure substance composed of more than one type of atom chemically combined in fixed proportions
- 4distillatethe vapour that condenses back to a liquid and which is collected after distillation
- 5distillationa technique for separating a solution and retrieving the liquid component, based on differences in boiling point
- 6electrostatic separationa technique for separating substances based on attraction to an electric field
- 7elementa pure substance made up of atoms with the same atomic number
- 8filtratethe liquid or solution that passes through the filter paper during filtration
- 9filtrationa technique for separating a solid from a liquid or a solution, based on solubility
- 10fractional distillationa technique for separating a solid from a liquid or a solution, based on solubility
- 11heterogeneoushaving non-uniform composition
- 12homogeneoushaving uniform composition throughout
- 13immiscibleliquid that does not mix
- 14magnetic separationa technique for separating substances based on attraction to a magnetic field
- 15materiala substance with particular quantities or that is used for specific purposes
- 16mattera physical substance; anything that has mass and occupies space
- 17mixturematter that contains two or more different materials or substances with varying composition
- 18physical changea change in the physical properties of a substance but not the chemical composition of the substance
- 19physical propertya property that can be determined without changing the chemical composition of a substance
- 20residuethe solid remaining in the filter paper after filtration
- 21separating funnelequipment used for separating immiscible liquids
- 22sievinga technique for separating a mixture based on particle size
- 23solutethe substance that dissolves
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