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How do the 2 kinds of pure substances differ?
The particles in a pure substance are all "identical".
Is carbon dioxide mixture or substance?
CO2 is a pure substance made of two elements, Carbon and Oxygen.
Why the compound is referred to as a pure substance?
A compound is still a type of pure substance because of its number of particles. In order to be a pure substance, something needs one particle, and even though a compound is made of multiple elements, it still has a single particle.
Is helium a pure substance?
Yes,it is a pure substance but can be mixed with other gases. Like a fart. Har har har
What are single atoms?
A pure substance is a substance that is consistent throughout; it only has one substance. Example: pure sugar has only sugar throughout. Because of this, there could be any atoms in a pure substance, but those atoms would be in definite proportions.
A pure substance can be what 2 things?
Elements and compounds
How would you see if a substance is a mixture or pure?
You would see if a substance is a mixture or a pure substance because a mixture is where 2 or more things are mixed together. A pure substance is where it could be made up of different atoms, or it could be made up of one substance. Just like honey. A pure substance can't have different ingredients, only different atoms.
How do the 2 kinds of pure substances differ?
The particles in a pure substance are all "identical".
Is a compound a mixture or a pure substance?
A pure compound is a substance composed of a specific molecule or formula unit composed of 2 or more elements that cannot be broken down physically.
What are the 2 categories of substance?
The 2 categories are 'pure substances' or 'mixtures'
A pure substance is an example of a homegenous mixture that is very evenly mixed. is that right?
A pure substance and a homogeneous mixture are two different things. A pure substance is anything that is completely by itself. (An element, pretty much) A homogeneous mixture is a mixture of 2+ compounds that you can not differentiate the separate substances in the product. Such as soda, it is all one color and one texture, but there are many compounds in it.
Why is a mixture not a pure substance?
Because it contains 2 or more substances
What is a pure substance that contains only one kind of particle?
I thought it was pure substance. But i recently took a Science Test of these subject(i'm also in 8th grade) and it was the same question...EXACTLY! I put down Pure substance as well but appearantly the answer was "All of the Above" which included A.Pure Substance B.Compound C.Element ... so as long as you can prove it was only pure substance( This was for extra credit to get points back on the test for my teacher) You got the points. In my opinion a Pure Substance is the substance in which there is only one type of particle. I hoped this helped :)
Is the milk of magnesia a pure substance or a mixture?
Magnesium is an element, so it's a pure substance.
What is a pure substance made of 2 different atoms?
That would be a compound.
What are the 2 kinds of homogeneous matter?
The two primary types of homogeneous matter are elements and compounds. Homogeneous matter is a substance that has uniform properties and compositions.
Pure substance definition?
A pure substance:cannot be separated into 2 or more substances by physical or mechanical meansis homogeneous, ie, has uniform composition throughout the whole sampleits properties are constant throughout the whole sampleits properties do not depend on how it is prepared or purifiedhas constant chemical composition
