CLASSIFYING MATTER

S1-2-09 Compare elements to compounds.

S1-2-10 Interpret chemical formulas of elements

and compounds in terms of the number of atoms of
each element.

Vocabulary & People

Pure Mixture Compound
Molecule Diatomic
Heterogeneous Homogeneous
Formula Subscript Coefficient
Matter:
Anything that has mass and takes up space, or
volume.
 Pure Mixture
Every particle that Substance contains
makes up a substance more than one kind
is the SAME. of particle.
 PURE
1. Elements
• Simplest form matter
• Smallest particle of an element - atom

2. Compounds
• Two or more elements chemically bonded
• Smallest particle of an element – molecule

A bucket of gold atoms (Au) and

a bucket of water molecules
(H2O) are both PURE since in
both cases there is only ONE
type of particle
Element:
Sodium – all pure sodium atoms

Compound:
Salt – all pure sodium chloride molecules

It’s possible to have compounds of the same atoms:

• Called diatomic (two atoms) molecules

Oxygen gas – O2
Hydrogen gas – H2
Heterogeneous
• Particles are not evenly distributed
• Particles can be separated physically
Sand and water
Pizza
Bubble tea
Homogeneous
· Particles are evenly distributed – “solution”
· Cannot physically separate different particles
Salt and water
Coke
Cheese
Chemical Formula
• Shows type and amount of each atom present in a
compound

H
H
+ O
H
H
O

subscript
 Subscripts – how many atoms
H (of an element) in a
H compound
H
O H
H H
O O
Coefficient – how many molecules present

coefficient 3 H 2O 1
6 atoms (3 x 2)and
of hydrogen
3 atoms
of oxygen form 3 molecules of water.
 Compound Coefficient Total of each
element
1 KHCO3 1 K–1 H–1
C–1 O–3
3 AlCl3 3 Al – 3 Cl – 9

6 CBr4 6 C – 6 Br – 24

5 H2SO4 5 H – 10 S – 5
O – 20
4 C11H22O12 4 C – 44 H – 88
O – 48
1000 kg 1000 kg
Law of Conservation of Matter:
In any chemical reaction matter cannot be created or
destroyed.

Atoms will rearrange to form new compounds, but the number

and type of atoms will not change during the reaction
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
S1-2-09
How do you classify matter using the words: element,
compound, atom, molecule, mixture and pure?
S1-2-10
How do you use a formula to find the elements in the
molecule and the number of atoms of each element?

Vocabulary & People

Pure Mixture
Compound Molecule Diatomic
Heterogeneous Homogeneous
Formula Subscript Coefficient