Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Elements, Mixtures, Compounds

Facts:


  1. Chemical Combined - Sodium + Chlorine = Sodium Chloride
  2. Elements: Metals & Non - Metals (pg 61 TB)
  3. Ion - an atom or molecule which has gained or lost one or more of its electrons, giving it a net positive or negative charge.  
  4. Atom - defining structure of anelement, which cannot be broken by any chemical means. A typical atom consists of a nucleus of protons & neutrons with electrons orbiting this nucleus. 
  5. Definitions of :
    Molecule - a molecule refers to 2 or more atoms which have chemically combined to form a single species.


  1. Monoaomic - Helium, Argon, Krpton
  2. Diatomic - O2 , H2
  3. Triatomic - O3
  4. Polyatomic - S8


Questions:

  1. Is rusting of iron a chemical change?




Response:

  1. Paper + Fire = Ash
  2. Iron + Oxygen = Rust

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