A Few Questions about Matter
Use the model to thoughtfully answer the following questions:
_______________1. In which boxes do you find only elements?
_______________2. Which boxes contain both elements and compounds?
_______________3. Which boxes contain only compounds?
_______________4. Which boxes contain mixtures?
_______________5. Which boxes contain pure substances?
_______________6. Which boxes contain five molecules?
_______________7. Which box contains only a diatomic element? (like O2 and N2)
_______________8. Which box contains 8 particles?
_______________9. Which box contains 5 particles made up of a total of 12 atoms?
_______________10. Which box contains 5 particles made up of a total of 20 atoms?
_______________11. Which boxes contain only molecules?
_______________12. From which boxes could you isolate element R by using only PHYSICAL techniques?
_______________13. From which boxes could you only isolate element R by using a CHEMICAL reaction?
_______________14. Which boxes contain mixtures?
_______________15. Which boxes contain particles with more than one identity?