Elements, Compounds, and

Mixtures
1. Ammonium carbamate has a chemical formula NH4OCONH2.
What is the number of elements in ammonium carbamate?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 7
d. 11

2. Answer the following with True or False. If your answer is False,

correct the statement.
a. An alloy is a mixture of metals.
b. An alloy is made up of substances in fixed ratios.
c. The physical properties of an alloy are similar to the
elements that form it.
d. Air is a mixture consisting of only elements.
e. Compounds can be made from two metals.
f. Compounds can be made from two non-metals.
g. Compounds can be made from a metal and a non-metal.
h. Compounds can be made from other compounds.
3. Refer to the figures below.

A. B.

C. D.

E. H.

G.

Identify which figures consist of

a. only elements
b. only compounds
c. only mixtures

4. When mercury (II) oxide is heated, it decomposes to give the

elements mercury and oxygen. What can you deduce from this
experiment?
a. Mercury is a liquid element.
b. Mercury (II) oxide is a compound.
c. Oxygen is a gaseous element.
d. When mercury is heated in oxygen, it will form mercury
(II) oxide.