# Unit 1 # Unit 2 ## Chemistry Vocabulary List
| Word | Definition (or diagram/translation) |
|---|---|
| Particle Theory of Matter | Theory that describes the composition and behaviour of matter as being composed of small particles with empty space |
| Matter | Substance that has mass and occupies space |
| Mechanical Mixture | A heterogeneous mixture which one can physically separate |
| Suspension | A heterogeneous mixture where insoluble solid particles are distributed throughout a fluid, floating freely/td> |
| Alloy | A combination of 2+ metals |
| Mixture | A substance that is made up of at least 2 types of particles |
| Qualitative property | A property of a substance that is not measured and doesn't have a numerical value, such as colour, odour, and texture |
| Qualitative observation | An numerical observation |
| Precipitate | A solid that separates from a solution |
| Density | A measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit volume of a substance; calculated by dividing the mass of a sample of its volume (mass/volume) |
| Element | Element An element is made up of the same atoms throughout, and cannot be broken down further |
| Metal | a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity |
| Pure substance | A substance that is made up of only one type of particle |
| Atom | The smallest unit of matter found in substances |
| Solution | A uniform mixture of 2 or more substances |
| Colloid | is substance with small particles suspended in it, unable to be separated by gravity |
| Emulsion | A mixture of 2 insoluble liquids, in which one liquid is suspended in the other |
| Physical Property | Characteristic of a substance that can be determined without changing the makeup of the substance |
| Characteristic | A physical property that is unique to a substance and can be used to identify the substance |
| Periodic Table | a table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number, usually in rows, so that elements with similar atomic structure (and hence similar chemical properties) appear in vertical columns. |
| Compound | Compounds are chemically joined atoms of different elements |
| Non-Metal | A substance that isn’t a metal |