Mixtures and Pure Substances
Pure Substance Pure Substance: a substance that contains only one type of material –Element- substance that contains only one type of atom. It is the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties –Compound- a substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion Compounds can be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, but elements can not
Sodium Na Chlorine Cl 2 Sodium Chloride (salt) NaCl Element Compound + =
Mixtures Mixture: matter that contains two or more different materials –Heterogeneous Mixture- a mixture in which the composition is not uniform throughout –Homogeneous Mixture(solution)- a mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout Solute- substance being dissolved Solvent- substance doing the dissolving –A solution can be in the solid, liquid or gas phase
What would you consider this?
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Extensive vs. Intensive Properties Extensive Property –A property that depends on the amount of matter present Intensive Property- a property that DOES NOT depend on the amount of matter present
Intensive vs. Extensive Properties Intensive Property: a property that does NOT depend on the amount of matter present Extensive Property: a property that depends on the amount of matter present
Mass
PhysicalExtensive
Conductivity
PhysicalIntensive
Flammability
ChemicalIntensive
Color
PhysicalIntensive
Density
PhysicalIntensive
Heat produced
ChemicalExtensive
Volume
PhysicalExtensive
Melting Point
PhysicalIntensive
Boiling Point
PhysicalIntensive
Length
PhysicalExtensive
Examples Physical: Mass Conductivity Color Density Volume Melting Point Boiling Point Length Chemical Flammability Heat Produced