Heterogeneous Mixture -
Homogeneous Mixture
Worksheet-Answer Key
Exercise 1. Describe the following as an element, a compound, a
homogenous mixture, or a heterogeneous mixture:
a) a pure silver ring ______element______
b) pure water _____compound_____
c) sugar water _homogeneous mix___
d) pure magnesium oxide (MgO) _____compound_____
e) air, containing O2 and N2 _homogeneous mix___
f) soil _heterogeneous mix__
g) sand stirred in water _heterogeneous mix__
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Heterogeneous Mixture -
Homogeneous Mixture
Worksheet-Answer Key
h) pure boiling water ____compound______
i) limestone (CaCO3) ___ compound ______
j) marble __heterogeneous mix__
k) blood _ heterogeneous mix _
l) HCl (aq) _ homogeneous mix _
m) HCl (g) in air _homogeneous mix __
n) brass with 60% zinc content _ homogeneous mix__
o) brass with 40% zinc content _ homogeneous mix _
p) iron _____element_______
q) steel _heterogeneous mix __
r) diamond-coated steel tool _heterogeneous mix __
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