Vocab 101
Elements, Compounds, or Mixtures..Oh my!
Real Life Examples
Diagrams
Pure Substance or Mixture
100
The smallest particle of an element that retains its
identity in a chemical reaction.
Atom
100
A pure substance is made of only one kind of atom.
Element
100
What type of mixture is this? Heterogeneous of Homogeneous?
Hetergenous Mixture
100
Is this diagram displaying elements, compounds, or mixtures?
Element
100
Elements and Compounds
Pure Substance
200
A substance that is dissolved in a solvent (usually the smaller amount)
Solute
200
A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded together just physically
Mixture
200
Is this an element, compound, or mixture?
Element --- Gold (Au)
200
Is this diagram showing elements, compounds, or mixtures?
Mixture
200
Air
Mixture
300
Matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Law of Conservation of Mass
300
A substance made of two or more different kinds of
atoms chemically combined in a specific ratio.
Compound
300
NaCl
Element, Compound, or Mixture
Compound
300
Is this diagram showing elements, compounds, or mixtures?
Compound
300
Water H20
Pure Substance
400
A solvent that contains more dissolved solute than
can be absorbed.
Supersaturated
400
the materials that are present at the beginning of a chemical reaction.
Reactants
400
What type of mixture is this?
Hetergeneous Mixture
400
Silver (Au) and Carbon (C)
Pure Substance
500
Water (H2O) and table salt (NaCl) are examples of
Compounds
500
A notation used by scientists to show the number and type of atoms present in a molecule, using atomic symbols and numerical subscripts.
Chemical Formula
500
Is this an element, compound, homogenous mixture, or heterogeneous mixture?
Homogenous Mixture