Chemistry GCSE
Conservation of chemical identity in mixtures
What Conservation of chemical identity in mixtures means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conservation of chemical identity in mixtures
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Each substance in a mixture keeps its own chemical properties because no chemical bonds form between the components, so the particles remain the same.
Topics that use Conservation of chemical identity in mixtures
- Mixtures (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chemical versus physical properties
- Chromatography
- Contrast between mixtures and compounds
- Crystallisation
- Evidence for no new substance
- Evidence from characteristic reactions and tests
- Filtration
- Mixture
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