2.  A(n) _______________ is a substance containing two or more elements and/or compounds
     which may be separated into its constituent parts by physical means.

3.  A(n) _______________ is a solid solution which is a mixture of two or more metals.

4.  _______________ is the part of any solution that gets dissolved.

5.  _______________ is the part of any solution that does the dissolving.

6.  Allowing the solid to settle in a solution and then slowly pouring the liquid from it is a
     separation process called __________________.

7.  A salt-water solution can be separated by allowing the water to ________________ away.

8.  Another technique used to separate solids from liquid solutions not mentioned in questions
     6 and 7 is ______________________.

9.  The smallest part of an element with all its properties is called a(n) _________________.

10.  The smallest part of a compound with all its properties is called a(n) ___________________.

11.  ___________________ are used to represent elements.

12.  A(n) _____________________ is made up of two or more elements in chemical combination.

13.  The arrow in a chemical equation means _________________.

14.  The substances on the left hand side of a chemical equation are called _________________.

15.  The substances on the right hand side of a chemical equation are called __________________.

16.  A substance which can not dissolve in another substance is said to be ___________________
       in that substance.

17.  As temperature increases, the ability of most gases to dissolve in a liquid solution ____________________.

18.  As temperature increases, the ability of most solids to dissolve in a liquid solution ____________________.

[Short answer questions]  Please utilize complete sentences in answering each of the following
questions.

1.  Distinguish between a homogenous and a heterogeneous mixture.
 

2.  Why is water called the universal solvent?
 

3.  Give an example of a solution and identify the solvent and solute in your solution.
 

4.   State the number of atoms of each element present in the compound methane (CH₄).
 

5.   In the formula, 12 H₂O, how many molecules of water are present?
 

6.   In the formula, 5 C₆H₁₂O₆ , what is the coefficient in this formula?

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