GCSE Topic 1 - Elements, Compounds & Mixtures Flashcards
Definition of an element
An element is a substance that consists of only one type of element. Elements cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
Definition of a compound
A compound is a substance which consists of 2 or more different elements chemically bonded together
Definition of a mixture
A mixture consists of 2 or more substances that are usually easy to separate
Is aluminium an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is sodium chloride (salt) an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Is carbon dioxide an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Is lead an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is rock salt an element, compound or mixture
Mixture
Is sugar solution an element, compound or mixture
Mixture
Is oxygen an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is sulfur an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is ethanol an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Is copper an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is air an element, compound or mixture
Mixture
Is calcium carbonate an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Is methane an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Is iron an element, compound or mixture
Element
Is silicon dioxide an element, compound or mixture
Compound
Separate the following substances into elements, compounds and mixtures:
Copper, marble chips, milk, baking soda, oxygen, sugar, carbonated water, air, sulfur, salt, alumina, Diet Coke, carbon dioxide and sea water
Elements - copper, oxygen, sulfur
Compounds - carbon dioxide, sugar, baking soda, salt, alumina, marble chips
Mixtures - air, Diet Coke, sea water, milk, carbonated water
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An element is a substance which………be broken down into simpler substances
Cannot
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Everything in the universe is made up of……..
Atoms/elements
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About….elements occur in nature
100
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Most of the crust of the earth is made up of five elements; oxygen………aluminium, iron and calcium
Silicon
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Elements are classified as…….and non-metals
Metals
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Metals usually……..electricity; they are……./…….and strong
Conduct
Hard/shiny
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Non metals are electrical……….they are dull and……….
Insulators
Brittle
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A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements………….
Chemically bonded
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Compounds have……..properties from the elements from which they are made
Different
Daltons atomic……..suggests that everything is made of minute particles called atoms
Theory
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All the atoms of an element are the….
Same
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The atoms of one element are not the same as the atoms of another element because they differ in……………..
The number of protons
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Small groups of atoms joined together are called………..
Molecules
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One of the elements which consist of molecules is………
Oxygen
State whether you think the following are mixtures or compound: Milk Ice Orange juice Air Paint
Milk - mixture Ice - compound Orange juice - mixture Air - mixture Paint - mixture
The formula of 5 substances are listed below, state whether it’s an element or compound and name the elements it contains:
a) CH4 (small 4 ~ slightly below letters)
b) CaCO3 (small 3 ~ slightly below letters)
c) MgS
d) H2 (small 2 ~ slightly below letters)
e) CuSO4 (small 4 ~ slightly below letters)
A) compound and the elements it contains are carbon and hydrogen
B) compound and the elements it contains are calcium, carbon and oxygen
C) compound and the elements it contains are magnesium and sulfur
D) an element - hydrogen
E) compound and the elements it contains are copper, sulfur and oxygen
The formula of 5 substances are listed below, state whether it’s an element or compound and name the elements it contains:
F) Fe
G) AlCl3 (small 3 ~ slightly below letters)
H) HBr
I) Zn
J) NaNO3 (small 3 ~ slightly below letters)
F) element - iron
G) compound and the elements it contains are aluminium and chlorine
H) compound and the elements it contains are hydrogen and bromine
I) element - zinc
J) compound and the elements it contains are sodium, nitrogen and oxygen
The formula of 5 substances are listed below, state whether it’s an element or compound and name the elements it contains:
K) S8 (small 8 ~ slightly below letters)
L) C6H12O6 (small 6, small 12, small 6 ~ slightly below the letters)
M) He
N) Pb
O) Ag
K) element - sulfur L) compound and the elements it contains are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen M) element - helium N) element - lead O) element - silver
What type of substance is a compound
A pure substance
What occurs when a compounds is formed and there is an energy change
A chemical reaction
The composition of a compound is what
Always the same
The properties of a compound are……
from those of the elements making up the compound
Different
Chemical compounds are………to separate and can only be broken down by chemical means e.g. Molten sodium chloride can be decomposed to give sodium and chlorine…………
Difficult
By electrolysis