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Approximately how many different elements are there?
Around
100
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According to the video, what element is shown on the right of the screen?
Sulfur
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What must you learn the definition of?
An
element
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In an element, what is true of all the atoms?
All of the atoms are the
same
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In a sample of magnesium, what is true of all the atoms?
All
of
the
magnesium
atoms
are
the
same
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In a sample of sulfur, what is true of all the atoms?
All
of
the
sulfur
atoms
are
the
same
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What does it mean that both magnesium and sulfur are two different elements?
They are made of only one type of
atom
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Every element has a what?
A
symbol
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How does every symbol start?
With a
capital
letter
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What is the symbol for magnesium?
Capital M
followed by
lowercase G
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What is the symbol for sulfur?
Capital S
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What do we have if we take atoms of magnesium and atoms of sulfur and chemically combine them?
A
compound
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What is the compound formed by chemically combining magnesium and sulfur called?
Magnesium
sulfide
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What do compounds contain?
Two or more different
elements
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How are elements combined in a compound?
Chemically
combined in
fixed proportions
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What must you learn the definition of?
A
compound
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What does fixed proportions mean?
A set
ratio
of
atoms
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In magnesium sulfide, what is the proportion of magnesium atoms to sulfur atoms?
One to
one
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What is a key fact about the properties of compounds compared to the elements they're made from?
Usually totally different
properties
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What is magnesium at room temperature?
A
shiny metal
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What is sulfur at room temperature?
A
yellow solid
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What does magnesium sulfide form?
White
crystals
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How can we separate a compound back into its elements?
Use a
chemical reaction
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Are chemical reactions always easy to do?
No
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What do we have in a mixture?
Different
elements
or
compounds
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In a mixture, are the elements or compounds chemically combined?
No
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What is shown in the video?
A mixture of
atoms
and a
compound
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How can we separate a mixture?
Using
physical
separation techniques
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What word is often used in chemistry?
Molecule
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What does a molecule have?
Any
elements
chemically
combined
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What is true of methane, water, and ammonia?
They are
compounds
and
molecules
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What elements does methane contain?
Carbon
and
hydrogen
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What elements does water contain?
Hydrogen
and
oxygen
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What elements does ammonia contain?
Nitrogen
and
hydrogen
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What is true of chlorine and oxygen molecules?
Molecules but not
compounds
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What elements make up a chlorine molecule?
Two chlorine
atoms
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What elements make up an oxygen molecule?
Two
oxygen
atoms
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Where can you find questions on this topic?
In the
revision workbook
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