Matter

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Matter by Mind Map: Matter

1. Pure Substance

1.1. Any single type of material.

1.2. Homo

1.2.1. Emulsion

1.2.1.1. An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible.

1.2.2. Suspension

1.2.2.1. A liquid that can make solid objects float.

1.2.3. Solution

1.2.3.1. Is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase.

1.3. Hetero

1.3.1. Colloid

1.3.1.1. A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed throughout another substance.

1.3.2. Element

1.3.2.1. A chemical element is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom

1.3.2.2. Molecule

1.3.2.2.1. Atom

1.3.2.2.2. A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

2. Mixture

2.1. Water

2.2. Compound

2.2.1. A chemical substance consisting of two or more elements.

2.3. Mechanical Mixture

2.3.1. A mechanical mixture is a combination of two or more substances that no matter how hard you stir or mix, they still remain as separate substances lying beside each other.

3. Filtration

3.1. Using something that separates liquid and solids so that the liquid seeps through the filtration device.

3.2. Physical Change

4. Tyndall Effect

4.1. Light scattering by particles in a colloid or particles in a fine suspension.

5. Electrolysis

5.1. Chemical Change

5.2. Electrolysis is the decomposition of elements in a compound due to an electric current being passed through the compound.