WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
ATOMS, MOLECULES, ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS
Different types of particles: atoms and molecules
= atoms are the smallest particles into which matter can be broken down
= molecules contain two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
Different types of substances: mixtures and pure substances
= mixtures are impure substances — they have two or more different types of particles,
which can be separated using physical separation techniques (e.g. fitration etc.) as
they are not chemically bonded together
= pure substances contain only one type of particle — as their particles are all identical,
they can't be separated into simpler substances using physical techniques.
Different types of pure substances: elements and compounds
= an element is the simplest type of substance, containing one type of atom only
= a compound contains two or more types of atom, as it is made up of two or more
elements chemically bonded together — to separate it into its component elements,
chemical processes must be used to break these bonds.
Particles of elements and compounds:
= an element's particles can be either single atoms, or molecules containing identical
atoms (e.g. oxygen molecules, O,)
= compounds are never made up of single atoms — their molecules contain atoms
of the component elements bonded together in the same proportion, shown by its
formula (e.g. water molecules contain 2 hydrogen atoms bonded to 1 oxygen atom,
‘shown by the formula H,0),
Exercises
1) Cross out the incorrect choices to make true statements to complete the summary
chart:
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
MIXTURES PURE SUBSTANCES
+ Particles same/different + Particles same/different
+Can/ean't be separated by -Can/ean't be separated by
physical process physical process
ELEMENTS: ‘COMPOUNDS.
+ Particles same/different + Particles same/different
= Can/can’t be separated by =Can/cantt be soparated by
chemical process chemical processWHA
THE DIFFERENCE
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2) Complete the following summary table:
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substance aah Bruty Pere Posincre
element
compound
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3) Identity the type of substance and type of particle shown in each diagram:
Peron) Element or compound? Atoms or molecules?
4) For each particle below, draw a diagram and identify it as an element or a
compound
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single atom
molecule containing 3
identical atoms
molecule containing 2
different atoms
molecule containing 2
atoms of one element and
4 of a different element
5) __ Explain how the molecules of elements differ from those of compounds.
6) Explain why a compound's particles can't be atoms.WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
ANSWERS
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