oGLOSSARV

Chapter 1
The degree of
the true agreement between a measured value and
vaIue of the quantity being measured
Chapter 2
soa1ing point The temperature ·
liquid state at which a material changes from the
th
to e gaseous state
Chf'Omatography Chapter4
The separation Of .
to ditf small amounts of substances that dissolve
erent extents in a particular solvent

ciassification Chapter 2
A systematic way of studying things

eompound A Chapter 3
chsubstance
. cons1stmg
. . of two or more elements that are
emicany combined
Chapter 4
eondense Change from a gas or a vapour to a liquid

l)eCOfflpDSitiOn
Chapter 4
T~e process of splitting a substance into two or more
simpler substances
Chapter 2
OensitY Mass per unit volume
Chapter 4
oesalination The process of removing salt and minerals from seawater
Chapter4
Distillate The liquid collected at the end of distillation
Chapter4
Distillation The process of separating substances with different boiling points
through boiling and condensation
Chapter 2
Electrical conductivity A measure of how easily a material allows an electric current
to flow througt:i it

The basic building block of living and non-living matter that Chapter 3
Element
cannot be broken down into simpler substances

The process of obtaining a 9issolved solid (solute) from Chapter 4

Evaporation
a liquid (solvent)

The liquid obtained at the end of filtration Chapter 4

Filtrate

The process of separating substances of different particle sizes Chapter 4

Rltration
using a sieve

Aexibility The ability of a material to bend without breaking, and return Chapter 2
to its initial size and shape after bending

Hardness The resistance of a material to wear and tear, and scratches Chapter 2

Hypothesis A proposed explanation for a phenomenon or a proposed solution Chapter 1

toa problem

Length The distance between two peints Chapter 2

Magnetic attraction The process of attracting magnetic substances using a magnet Chapter 4
I Mass

Melting point

Mixture
The amount of matter in an object

The temperature at which a material changes from the

solid state to the liquid state

A substance made up of two or more elements and/or

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Chapter 3
compounds that are not chemically combined

Parallax error The error that is introduced into a measurement when the Chapter 1
marking on an instrument is viewed from the wrong angle

Precision The degree of closeness between measured values obtained Chapter 1

by repeated measurements

Residue The solid that is left behind after filtration Chapter 4

Reverse osmosis A method of obtaining pure water by pushing pre-treated water Chapter 4
through partially permeable membranes at high pressure and,
thus removing unwanted substances

SI unit The unit of measurement used in the International System of Units Chapter 1

Solubility A measure of how well a solute dissolves in a fixed volume Chapter 3

of a particular solvent

Solute A substance that dissolves in a solvent Chapter 3

Solution A mixture in which one substance dissolves completely Chapter 3

in another substance

Solvent A substance in which a solute dissolves Chapter 3

Strength The ability of a material to support a heavy load without Chapter 2

changin!!J its shape permanently

Suspension A mixture that contains insoluble substances in a solvent Chapter 3

Temperature The degree of hotness of an object Chapter 2

Thermal conductivity A measwre of how easily a material allows heat to flow through it Chapter 2

Volume The amount of space an object occupies Chapter 2

Zero error The error in which an instrument gives a non-zero reading Ghapter 1
when the measured quantity should be zero

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