Elements, Mixtures And Compounds

Question 0

Qualities of metals

Answer 0

Conduct heat and electricity, all solid at room temp except Mercury, can be easily bent, very strong, high melting point, can be pressed into thin sheets

Question 1

What is an element

Answer 1

A substance that is made up of one type of atom

Question 2

Qualities of a non-metal

Answer 2

Break easily, melt at low temps, don’t conduct heat or electricity, dull, can be solids liquids or gases

Question 3

What is a compound

Answer 3

A substance that in made up of two or more atoms chemically bonded together

Question 4

What is a mixture

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A substance made up of two or more types of atom not chemically bonded

Question 5

What is a solvent

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A substance which allows the solute to dissolve

Question 6

What is a solute

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A substance that dissolves in a liquid to form a solution

Question 7

Filtration

Answer 7

Used to separate a solid from a liquid

Question 8

Evaporation

Answer 8

Used to separate a soluble solid from a liquid when collecting the solid

Question 9

Distillation

Answer 9

Used to separate a soluble solid from a liquid when collecting both the solid and the liquid

Question 10

Chromatography

Answer 10

Used to separate mixtures of coloured compounds