Chemistry Project
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Elements, Compounds and mixtures
Manny Tadros
#1
Elements
A element is a pure substance that is made from a single type of atom. Elements are the building blocks for all the rest of the matter in the world. Examples of elements include iron, oxygen, hydrogen, gold, and helium.
Elements found on Earth and Mars are exactly the same.
Hydrogen is the most common element found in the whole entire world.
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#2
Mixtures
A mixture is a substance in which two or more substances are mixed but not chemically joined together, meaning that a chemical reaction has not taken place. Mixtures can be easily separated and the substances in the mixture keep their original properties
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Fun facts
Smoke is a mixture of particles that are suspended in the air.
Tap water is a mixture of water and other particles.
Many of the substances we come into contact with every day are mixtures including the air we breathe which is a mixture of gases like oxygen and nitrogen.
Compounds
#3
A compound is substance made up of different elements joined together by a chemical bond.This bond is called a Covalent bond or another name for it is Molecular bond.
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Fun facts
All these 5 things are compounds
Common salt.
Water.
Soap.
Baking soda.
Sugar.
Atoms of more than one type of element can bond together and form compounds. The three main types of bonds are ionic, covalent, and metallic. These distinct types of chemical bonds form distinct types of substances.
Difference of elements, mixtures and compounds
#4
Element: Pure substance made up of one type of atom.
Compound: Pure substance made up of two or more different atoms.
Mixture: Two or more different substances not chemically combined.