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Peter
G. NELSON
ABSTRACT: Precise definitions are given of basic chemical concepts (matter, material; solid, liquid, gas, vapour; mixture, substance, solution, solvent, solute; physical, physicochemical, chemical, radiochemical; element, compound, allotropy, stoicheiometric, nonstoicheiometric). These definitions are formulated entirely at a macroscopic level, and are suitable for presentation to beginners. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.: 2003, 4, 19-24] KEY WORDS: basic chemical concept; matter; material; solid; liquid; gas; vapour; mixture; substance; solution; solvent; solute; physical; physicochemical; chemical; radiochemical; element; compound; allotropy; stoicheiometric; nonstoicheiometric CORRESPONDENCE: P.G. Nelson, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK; tel.: 01144 1482 465497; fax: 01144 1482 466410; e-mail: P.G.Nelson@hull.ac.uk
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