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Elements, Compound, and Mixtures Flashcards

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What is an element?

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An element is a substance that consists of only one type of atom and can not be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

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What is an atom?

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An atom is the smallest part of an element that can exist

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Metal properties

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Lustrous
Good conductor of heat
Good conductor of electricity
Ductile
Malleable
High melting point
Sonorous

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What does lustrous mean?

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Shiny

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3 examples of magnetic metals

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Iron
Cobalt
Nickel

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What does malleable mean?

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Can be hammered into shape

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What does sonorous mean

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Rings when struck

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What does ductile mean

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Can be drawn out into wires

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Non-metal properties

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Dull
Poor conductor of heat
Poor conductor of electricity
Low melting point

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What is an exception for a dull non-metal

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Diamonds 💎

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What is a non-metal but does conduct electricity

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Graphite

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Where are metals found on the periodic table

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Found to the left of the stepped line

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Where are non-metals found on the periodic table

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Are found to the right of the stepped line

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What is a compound

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A compound is a substance that consists of two or more DIFFERENT elements chemically bonded together

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Buring magnesium in air

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Grey solid at start
Burns with a bright light
Forms a white Ash

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What does magnesium in air make

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Magnesium + oxygen —— Magnesiumoxide

17
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What does Magnesiumoxide make

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Makes a compound

18
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Buring iron wool in oxygen

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Grey solid at start
Burns with orange sparks
Forms a black solid

19
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What is the word equation for iron wool and oxygen

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Iron + oxygen —– iron oxide

20
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What does iron oxide make

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A compound

21
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Sulfur burning in air

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Starts a yellow power
Burns with a blue flame
And a colourless, pungent gas forms

22
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What is the word equation for sulfur and oxygen

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Sulfur + oxygen —— sulfur dioxide

23
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What does sulfur dioxide make

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A compound

24
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Why is this experiment carried out in a fume cupboard

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Sulfur dioxide gas is toxic

25
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What is a molecule

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A molecule is two is more atom chemically bonded together.

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What is a mixture

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A mixture consists of two or more DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES that are not chemically bonded and can be easily separated

27
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Mixtures are separated by physical means

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Distillation
Filtration
Evaporation
Separating funnel
Chromatography

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What is an alloy

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An alloy is a MIXTURE of two or more elements, at least one that is a metal and resulting mixture has metallic properties

29
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What are some examples of a alloy

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Brass - copper + zinc
Steal - iron + carbon

30
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🔴 🔴 🔴
🔴 🔴

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Element
One type of atom

31
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🔴🟠 🔴🟠 🔴🟠

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Compound
2 different elements are chemically bonded together ——molecules

32
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🟠🟠 🟠🟠 🟠🟠 🟠🟠
🟠🟠 🟠🟠

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Element
Only one type of atom -molecules

33
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🟠 🔴
🔴 🟠

🟠 🔴

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Mixture of 2 elements
-atoms

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