CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER

Concept Map

Matter

Pure Substance Mixture

Element Compound Homogeneous Heterogeneous

Matter is chemically classified either as a pure substances or a mixture.

Pure substances are composed only of one type of material.
An element is a substance that is composed only of one type of atom.

A compound is a substance composed of two or more elements combined in a

definite proportion by weight.

A mixture contains a number of different materials more or less intimately put together.
The composition of a mixture is variable. It has no unique set of properties, but rather it
possesses the properties of the materials of which it is made.. Each component of the
mixture retains its properties and the same amount of energy that it had before mixing.
These components may be separated by mechanical or physical means.
A homogeneous mixture has component materials with different properties but appear
uniform as they are so intimately put together that individual components are not
recognizable. Their differing parts cannot be distinguished easily butcan be separated
without chemical change.

A heterogeneous mixture has visible differing parts since its components do not have
uniform properties. The componentsare easily separated by mechanical means.