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What are the 2 categories of substance?

The 2 categories are 'pure substances' or 'mixtures'


A pure substance can be what 2 things?

A pure substance can be an element or a compound. An element is made up of only one type of atom, while a compound is made up of two or more different types of atoms chemically bonded together.


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.


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 :)


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


Is beryllium a pure substance or a mixture?

Compound, no group 2 or group 1 (except H if its considered) exist in elemental form naturally.


Is a towel a pure substance?

no bbecause you have 1) the materiel in the fabric and 2) the dye or bleach


Is carbon dioxide mixture or substance?

CO2 is a pure substance made of two elements, Carbon and Oxygen.


Is a compound pure substance?

A compound is 2 elements chemically combined, though it is unseparatable, it is made up of 2 or more elements. But since a compound cannot be broken down into elements, after the elements are chemically combined, that makes a compound a pure substance


What 2 groups are living things classified as?

Eukaryotic or prokaryotic


Is helium a pure substance?

Yes,it is a pure substance but can be mixed with other gases. Like a fart. Har har har