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energy is usually absorbed or given out. is absorbed or given out.
Have you heard your parents speak of pure and impure water? Do you
know what that means? In this chapter, we will tell you more about it!
Here, we will cover the concepts of pure substances. You will get a
detailed information about the types of pure substances and their
properties. This is a very interesting concept and an important one
from the exam point of view.
Types of Substances
Substances are basically classified into two types. They are:
● Pure Substance: The substances that are free from any kind of
mixture and contain only one kind of particle are pure
substances. Examples of pure substances include iron,
aluminum, silver, and gold.
● Mixtures: Substances that have two or more different particles
are mixtures. Examples of mixture include the salt solution
which is a ‘mixture’ of two components, salt, and water.
Now that we know what are the basic types of substances, let us cover
the concept of pure substances in more detail.
Types of Pure Substances
1. Elements
2. Compounds
Element
A pure substance that has only one kind of atom and cannot be broken
into two or more simpler substances by physical or chemical means is
an element. Therefore, when you break down gold, you still get gold.
It is an element.
Characteristics of Elements
● An element is homogeneous in nature; it is a pure substance,
made up of only one kind of atoms. For example, iron and
silver are made of only iron and silver atoms. Therefore, they
are elements.
● An element cannot be broken down into simpler substances by
any physical or chemical methods such as heat, light electricity,
or chemical reactions with other substances. Therefore, when
you break a piece of iron into smaller pieces or heat it, the
piece still remains as the element iron.
● An atom is the smallest unit of an element that shows all the
properties of it. Hence, an atom of iron shows all the properties
of that metal.
● Elements have sharp melting and boiling points.
● Elements are classified as metals, non-metals, and metalloids.
Now, let us look at what metals are and what their properties are.
Metals
Metals are the elements that readily lose an electron to form a positive
ion or a cation. Example: Gold, silver, copper, iron, potassium etc.
Properties of Metals are:
Yet, there are some exceptions to this. For example, Sodium and
potassium are soft metals. Tungsten is a poor conductor of electricity
and so on. Therefore, it is good if you are aware of the exceptions.
Non-Metals
Metalloids
Compound
Properties of a Compound
● A compound is homogeneous in nature, made up of the same
type of molecules.
● The components of a compound cannot be separated by
physical methods. But, you can separate them by chemical and
electrochemical methods. Therefore, water can be broken down
into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis.
● A compound has a fixed composition.
● It has a distinct set of properties which is not similar with the
properties of its constituent elements.
● A compound has a sharp melting and boiling point.
Ans: Graphite
Q2. Name one metal that exists in liquid form at room temperature.
Ans: Mercury
Q3. Name one compound that you can break down by the process of
electrolysis.
Ans: Water
Classification of Matter
First of all, you already know, you can classify matter into two types:
What is a Mixture?
What is solution ?
Types of Mixtures
Homogeneous Mixture
Properties
● All solutions are examples of a homogeneous mixture.
● The particles in such a case are less the one nanometer.
● They do not show a Tyndall effect.
● You cannot differentiate the boundaries of particles.
● You cannot separate the constituent particles here using
centrifugation or decantation.
● Alloys are examples of a solution.
Want to know more about Concentration Of Solution?
Heterogeneous Mixture
Properties
Ans: Based on their composition, you can classify them into two
major types:
Do you remember how you used to play with pebbles and sand and
tried to separate those? As grown-ups, you must be in a better position
to understand the different types and components of mixture and how
you can separate those. Let us read all about separation of the
components of mixture in this topic.
Separation of Mixtures
● Separating Funnel
● Chromatography
● Centrifugation
Centrifugation
Applications
The centrifuge tubes rotate horizontally when the rapid rotation of the
rotor happens. The denser insoluble particles separate from the liquid,
due to the centrifugal force. The solid particles end up at the bottom of
the centrifuge tube with liquid at the top, when the rotation stops.
They both have several physical methods by which you can separate
the components. Based on the type of mixture and difference in
chemical properties of the constituent of a mixture the choice of
separation technique can be decided.
Ans: Many techniques are there for the separate the components of the
mixture. Such as:
1. Crystallization
2. Filtration
3. Decantation
4. Sublimation
5. Evaporation
6. Simple Distillation
7. Fractional Distillation
What is a Solution?
Do you know what is a solution? Do you think that the water you
drink or the cola that you enjoy are solutions? Let us tell you more
about it in this section. At times we think, every liquid we see around
us are solutions. However, that is not the case! There are many solid
solutions as well! Surprised? In this chapter, we will discuss more on
what is a solution and which is a type a mixture.
What is a Solution?
Components of a Solution
● It is a homogeneous mixture
● The size of solute particles in the solutions is extremely small.
It is less than 1 nm in diameter.
● The particles of a solution cannot be seen even with a
microscope.
● The particles of a solution pass through the filter paper. Thus
filtration cannot separate the solution.
● It is very stable. The particles of solute present in a solution do
not separate out on keeping.
● A true solution does not scatter light (because its particles are
very small).
Concentration of a Solution
● Solubility of a Solute
Types of Solutions
Concentration of a Solution
Colloidal systems can occur in any of the three key states of matter
gas, liquid or solid. However, a colloidal solution usually refers to a
liquid concoction. The primary distinguishing feature between a true
solution and a colloidal solution is fundamentally the dimensions of
the constituent parts.
In a true solution, like salt water, NaCl molecules are totally mixed in
the water, and the solution can pass through a semi-permeable film
without getting divided. On the other hand, in a colloidal solution, the
units are bigger and they don’t liquefy. However, they are equally
dispersed all through a liquid. As such these units will not pass
through a membrane as the liquid does.
What is a Suspension?
What is a Suspension?