2. Vocabulary to take note of
■ Pure substance: a substance that cannot be broken down
by physical means (examples: compounds, elements)
■ Element: a pure substance made of only one type of atom
(examples: gold, carbon)
Compound: a pure substance consisting of two or more
atoms and two or more different elements chemically
bonded together in a specific ratio (chemical formula) and
cannot be separated by physical means.
Molecule: a pure substance made up of two or more atoms
bonded together; they can be the same element
■ Mixture: a combination of substances that are NOT
chemically bonded and can be separated by physical
means.
3. ■ Heterogeneous mixture: a mixture made up of two or more
substances whose parts are easily identifiable (examples:
Lucky Charms, mixed vegetables)
■ Homogeneous mixture: a mixture made up of two or more
substances but that are the same throughout (examples:
Dr. Pepper, vanilla ice cream)
■ Solution: a mixture of two or more substances that is
identical throughout (example: black coffee)
■ Solute: the part of a solution that is DISSOLVED (example:
if you mix lemonade powder into water, the powder is the
solute)
■ Solvent: the part of the solution that DISSOLVES the other
material (example: if you mix lemonade powder in water,
the water is solvent)
5. Mixtures
■ Mixtures are a result of a physical change
■ A mixture is a combination of substances that are NOT
chemically bonded.
■ Mixtures are different than pure substances because they
can be taken apart by physical processes like boiling,
filtering, magnets, using a dropper, distillation and
centrifuging.
■ Mixtures do not have a chemical formula
■ Mixtures are either heterogeneous or homogeneous .
■ Mixtures can be solid, liquid, or gas.
6. Heterogeneous Mixtures
Heterogeneous means different. These are not the
same throughout. One section may have bigger
chunks than other sections.
You can usually see that the parts are different.
Example:
Salad
Chili
Dirt
A toy box
8. Homogeneous Mixtures
■ Homogeneous mixtures are the same throughout.
You can not usually see the parts.
■ Examples of homogeneous mixtures:
– Homogenized milk
– Ice cream
– Soft drinks (Coke)
– Air
– Brass
10. What is a solution?
■ A mixture of two or more substances that is
identical throughout
■ Almost anything can be a solution
– Solids dissolved in liquids
– Gases dissolved in liquids (ex. Carbonated
water)
– Liquids in liquids; gases in gases; solids in
solids
■ If you mix things up and they stay in an even
distribution, it is a solution
11. Solutions
■ solution - a mixture that appears to be
a single substance
■ contains particles from 2 or more
substances
■ described as homogeneous solutions
because they have the same
appearance and properties throughout
the mixture
12. What makes up a solution?
■ Solutions made up of 2 key parts
■ Solute(s)
■ Solvent(s)
13. Solutions
■ made by dissolving
■ the solute is the substance
or matter being dissolved or
is soluble (able to be
dissolved) in the solvent
■ the solvent is the substance
into which the solute is
dissolved
15. How are solutions made?
■ Solute is placed in the solvent.
■ Solute slowly breaks into pieces.
■ Molecules of the solvent begin to move out of
the way and make room for the molecules of
solute.
– Example: If I mixed salt into a glass of water, the
water molecules would start moving out of the way
for salt molecules.
■ The solute and solvent continue to interact with
each other until the concentration is the same
throughout.
17. Important to remember!
■ Solutions are the same no matter where
they are located in a mixture
■ For example, if you mixed a solution of water
and salt and took a sample from the top of
the glass, it would have the same amount of
salt as if you took it from the bottom or
middle of the glass.
18. Special types of mixtures
■ Alloys: are basically a mixture of two or more
metals.
– Example: brass
■ Colloid: a mixture with small undisolved particles
that do not settle out, but the particles are large
enough to scatter a light beam
– Example: jello, milk
■ Suspension: a mixture in which particles are
large enough to be seen and easily separated by
settling or filtration
– Example: mixing pepper and water; paint; muddy water
20. Pure Substances
■ Pure substance cannot be broken down by physical
means.
■ This means you can’t take it apart unless you do
some serious chemical process.
■ Elements are pure substances.
■ Compounds are pure substances.
21. Elements: pure substances
An element is made of only one type of atom.
Atoms cannot be broken down physically.
Examples:
Li (Lithium) is an element, made of only one type of atom.
Therefore, it is a pure substance.
Au (Gold) is an element. So, it is a pure substance since
the one type of atom can’t be broken down.
22. Compound: A pure substance
A compound is made when two or more different elements are
chemically bonded together.
Compounds cannot be broken down except by a chemical process.
Compounds have formulas that show the specific proportions of the
elements that make them.
A compound has different properties than the elements that make it up.
23. Examples of Compounds
■ H2O
■ NaCl
■ H2O2
■ CO
■ CO2
■ C6H12O6
• Water
• Table salt
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Carbon monoxide
• Carbon dioxide
• Glucose
24. Molecule
■ A molecule is a pure substance made up of at least two atoms
bonded together.
■ It is similar to a compound EXCEPT a molecule can have the same
element.
■ Example: The air we breathe has oxygen (O2) which is two oxygen
atoms bonded together.
■ SO: all compounds are molecules; however not all molecules are
compounds
25. Mixtures vs. Compounds
Mixtures vs. Compounds
1. Components are
elements, compounds, or
both
1. Components are
elements
2. Components keep their
original properties
2. Components lose their
original properties
3. Separated by physical
means
3. Separated by chemical
means
4. Formed using varying
amounts of each substance
in the mixture
4. Formed using a set ratio
of components
5. Examples: Air, Sea Water,
Rocks
5. Examples: Water, Carbon
Dioxide, Magnesium Oxide,
Sodium Chloride