Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Solutions and Mixtures
Using the P Table
Polk Trivia
100

This copper wire would be classified as a(n) ______.

Element

100

True or false: Melting butter is a chemical reaction

False

It's still the same stuff. Just a different form of it.

100

A ______ solution contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved within a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure.

Saturated

100

How many protons does a helium atom have?


2

100

What college did Polk go to?

Carleton College

200

Carbon dioxide would be categorized as a(n) _____.

Compound (two or more elements bonded together)

200

Which phase/state of matter takes the shape, but not the volume of its container?

Liquids

200

"Likes dissolves likes" tells us that _______

Polar solutes can dissolve in polar solvents.

Non-polar solutes can dissolve in non-polar solvents.

200

What are the two subatomic particles inside of the atom called?

** Bonus 50 points: What is the center of the atom called?

Proton and neutron

** Nucleus

200

What is one of Polk's two favorite super heroes?

** Bonus 50 if you get both.

Batman and Black Panther

300

Classify the following as heterogenous mixtures or homogeneous mixtures.

A.

B.

C. 

A - Heterogeneous

B - Heterogenous

C - Homogeneous

300

As a solid turns to a liquid, what happens to its thermal energy?

Increases

300

What are the two parts of every solution?

Solute (the thing that gets dissolved)

Solvent (usually water)

300

How many electrons does Mg2+ have?


10

** There are 12 protons. 12-10=+2

    ** Protons - Electrons = Charge

300

How many tattoos AND how many siblings does Polk have?

Four and Four (150 points per)

400

Matter is something that has ____ and ______ ______

Has mass and occupies space

400

Which phase(s) could we not compress?

Solid

400

Name three of the four ways that you could increase how fast/how well a solid substance dissolves.

Agitation (stir, shake, mix)

Increase temperature

Particle size/surface area (crush it)

Add more solvent (usually water)

400

What is the term for atoms with the same atomic number, but different masses?

Isotope

(Like Carbon-12, Carbon-13, and Carbon-14)

400

Put these in order of Polk's favorite way to spend a calm summer day (favorite way first).

A. Paddle boarding

B. Going to a museum

C. Reading at a lake

D. Watching a movie

C. Reading at a lake

A. Paddle boarding

B. Museum

D. Movie

500

Steel would be classified as a(n) _____.

Mixture (specifically an alloy)

500

What is the phase change from a solid directly to a gas.

Bonus: What is it called when a gas goes directly to a solid?

Solid --> Gas: Sublimation

Gas --> Solid: Deposition

500

Name at least one technique used to separate mixtures.

** Each additional technique is 50 points extra. Can only name three.

Distillation - Separation by boiling point

Filtration - Separation by size/phase (bigger pieces or solids stay behind)

Chromatography - Separation by polarity

500


1. What are the two elements that are liquid at standard temperature and pressure?

2. What separates metals and non-metals on the periodic table?

50 point bonus: What is a common element that breaks that trend?

1. Mercury and bromine

2. The staircase (or metalloids)

Bonus: Hydrogen

500

Which is the lie?

A. I've been on a broadway stage

B. I visited three national parks this summer

C. I wanted to be a doctor growing up

C

- I was on the stage for "Water for Elephants" last year (not performing)

- I visited Wind Cave, Badlands, and Voyageurs National Parks this summer

- I wanted to be an astronaut growing up