Elements, Compounds And Mixtures

Question 1

What Is An Element?

Answer 1

An Element is a substance that consists of only one type of atom and cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

Question 2

What is An Atom?

Answer 2

An atom is the smallest part of an element which can exist.

Question 3

What Is A Molecule?

Answer 3

A Molecule is two or more atoms chemically bonded together

Question 4

What Is A Compound?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Element

Answer 5

only one type of atom cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means. Contains atoms.

only one type of atom ( joined together). Contains molecules.

Question 6

Compound

Answer 6

A substance containing of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.
Contains molecules.

Question 7

Mixture

Answer 7

it contains two different elements/substances that are not chemically joined together. Contains atoms

Question 8

What Is Alloy?

Answer 8

An Alloy is a mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and the resulting mixture has metallic properties e.g. Brass and Steel