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The terms element and compound are used to identify pure substances.
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∙ 14y agoan element is a substance that cannot be chemically broken down futher...that is pure if that helps =]
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Is mineral a pure substance?
Theoretically a mineral is a pure substance; practically this situation is not so frequent.
Is a diamond a pure substance?
yes, a diamond is a crystalline form of pure carbon, there for making it a pure substance.
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.
What thermal energy moving from one substance to another?
Heat is thermal energy moving from one substance to another.
Will diffrent volumes of the same substance have the same density or different densities?
Yes. Density only depends on the substance, not the size of the sample. A pure drop of the substance has the same density as a pure truckload of the same stuff.
What another name for pure substance?
Element
Is sugar in a bowl a pure substance?
It is pure if this sugar is not mixed with another substance.
What is the name of a pure substance that has two or more different elements?
There is no such thing. An element IS a pure substance.
What is a pure substance that can't be broken down into another substance called?
I believe that is an element.
What is the name for when two different materials are mixed together but could be separated again?
its not pure substance its mixture
What is a characteristic of pure substance?
A pure substance contains only one chemical identity, e.g. one element or one compound. While the properties of any pure substance might be completely different from that of another, the properties of any sample of a single pure substance will always be the same.
Distilled water pure substance?
You may regard distilled water as a pure substance. Common salt would be another, as would refined sugar.
Is acetone a pure substance or mixture?
pure substance, propanone
Are compounds pure substances made up of more than one type of atom?
A pure substance is an element made of one type of atom. A compound is produced by 2 different elements combined to make a pure substance again, and that can be used with another pure substance to make another, and so on and so on. Basically, your answer is yes.
What is a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing into another substance?
lame people going wild
What is the characteristic of a pure substance?
The defining characteristic of a pure chemical substance is that any sample of it contains the same elements in the same mass proportions to one another.
Compare and contrast chemical and physical properties?
Physical properties are characteristics of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance. Chemical properties are characteristics of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substance.
