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Elements Compounds and Mixtures Activity
Elements Compounds and Mixtures Activity
1. Classify each of the following as elements (E), compounds (C), Heterogeneous mixture (HM) or
homogenous mixture (S). Write the letter X if it is none of these.
2. Match each diagram with its correct description. Diagrams will be used once.
A B C D E
14. Trail mix (peanuts, pretzels and m&m's) Mixture Heterogeneous mixture
4. Define each separation technique. Then come up with 3 everyday examples for each.
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b. Crystallization is____________________________________________________
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c. Distillation is____________________________________________________
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d. Chromatography is__________________________________________________
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5. Classify the following changes as Chemical or Physical Changes, and provide a reason for your
answer:
Mixing sugar and water Physical Even if sugar is dissolved in water, it’s still the
same substance. No new substance is created.
Making a peanut, pretzel and Physical Still peanuts, pretzels and cereal
cereal mixture
Baking soda reacts with vinegar Chemical Difficult to reverse, gas is formed
and forms a gas
A piece of metal is bent in half Physical Able to bend it back to its original form
An aspirin is crushed into fine Physical Changing from solid into powder but still aspirin
powder
Copper turns green when exposed Chemical Colour change, new substance is formed
to the environment
Diamonds are used to scratch Physical Can fix the glass, still glass
glass
A tree burns to form ashes Chemical Can’t reverse this, new substance is formed
(soot)