Substances can be categorized into elements, compounds, and mixtures, each with distinct characteristics. Elements are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
Scientists have organised all the discovered elements
into a tale called the Periodic Table
Non Metals -usually dull
-Mostly liquid or gas, some are solids
-Brittle for solids
-Low density
-Low melting and boiling points
-Poor ability to conduct electricity and heat
Metals- shiny, can be polished
-solids
-Mallaeble & ductile
-High density
-High melting and boiling points
-Good ability to conduct electricity and heat
An element is a substance which cannot
be broken down into two or more simpler
substances by chemicla methods
Mixtures
Properties of Mixtures:
-when a mixture is formed, no chemical reacttion occurs
-a mixture has the properties of its constituent substances
-a mixture can br separated easily by physical methods(ie with out involving chemical reaction
-the components in mixturres are not mixed in any fixed proportion
A mixture consists of two or more different substances that
are mixed but not chemically commbined together
Compounds
Compounds can be broken down by:
-heating
-passing electric current
-when exposed to light
Decompositon occurs when more complex compounds are heated to break them down into simpler compounds
Certain elements and/or compounds can combine to form
new compounds when they are in contact with one another
A compound is a substance which is made up of
two or more different elements chemically combined
together.
Elements or compounds burn adn combine with
oxygen to form one or more new compounds
Its constituent elements are always combined in a
fixed proportion by mass
The properties of a compound are usually different
from its constituent elements