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All matter is a pure substance or a mixture.
Pure substance - is made up of one type of
matter and has a unique set of properties. You
cannot separate them into different properties.
Mixtures - are two or more substances
combined together
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*Mixtures may also be suspensions or colloids.
(This is sometimes considered a separate mixtures category)
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Mechanical/Heterogeneous Mixture
- you can see the different substances that
make up the mixture
Solution/Homogeneous Mixture:
- looks like it is all one substance
- sometimes difficult to tell whether it is a
mixture or pure substance
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September 19, 2016