Mixtures Flashcards
What does a solution look like?
The different particles are in a liquid but not attached to each other
What does a compound look like
The particles are attached in two’s, one particle on colour and the other a different colour
What is a compound
A compound is pure
What does a mixture look like
All the particles are different and they are attached in pairs. They are not all the same
What does an element look like
All the particles are the same and in rows and packed closely together
What is an element
An element is pure
What are the features of a pure substance
All the particles are the same throughout
All atoms are the same
The particles can not be stored into simpler substances
All the molecules are the same
What are the feature for a mixture
All the particles are different throughout
The particles can be sorted into simpler substances using physical methods
What has the same compositions throughout
A pure substance
The physical properties are the same throughout? What does this mean
That the substance will melt at the same point, until all of it has changed from state SOLID to LIQUID
What doesn’t have a uniformed composition
A mixture substance
In a mixture, the physical properties are not the same throughout. What does this mean
That the substance will melt at different points
