Elements, compounds and mixtures

    Cards (38)

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