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    Elements Compounds and Mixtures

    Elements

    A substance that cannot be split into anything simpler by chemical means is called
    an element.
    An element contains atoms of the same atomic number.

    Compounds

    A compound is a substance that forms when two or more elements chemically


    combine. The elements always combine in fixed proportions. The elements in a
    compound cannot be separated by physical means.Diagrams of compounds show
    more than one type of atom bonded together.
    Mixtures
    A mixture contains two or more substances (components) and they are not
    chemically combined.
    In a mixture the components can be in any proportions and they can be separated
    by physical means.

    Differences between mixtures and compounds


    mixtures compounds
    Components can be in any proportions Elements are combined in fixed
    proportions
    Can be separated by physical means Cannot be separated by physical
    means
    In a mixture of elements each element Properties of compounds are quite
    keeps its own properties different
    Components are not chemically combined Elements are chemically combined
    Melts or boil over a range of Pure compounds melt and boil at
    temperatures fixed temperatures

    **A mixture is not a pure Substance. The presence of impurities lowers the
    melting point of a substance and raises the boiling point. Mixtures melts or boil
    over a range of temperatures but pure compounds melt and boil at fixed
    temperatures

    Experimental techniques for the separation of mixtures


    1.Filtration
    2. Crystallisation
    3.Simple distillation
    4.Fractional distillation
    5.Paper chromatography
    Filtration
    Filtration can be used to separate,
    1.A solid from a liquid
    2.Two solids from each other if only one of them is
    soluble in water

    In filtration the substance left in the filter paper is called the residue and the
    liquid that comes through is called the filtrate.
    Crystallisation
    Simple distillation
    Fractional Distillation
    Paper Chromatography

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