Atoms, Elements and Compounds

If I were…
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If I were Dalton

If I were an element

If I were a compound

If I were a mixture

If I were a soluble
If I were…
Dalton
Describe your contribution to atomic
science and your model.
 I was the first scientists to try
and explain atoms.

I described atoms as very, very tiny

(we can’t see them directly).

My model says each element

If I were… has a different type of atom.

Dalton My model says all matter is

made up of atoms.

My model says there are

different types of atoms.
If I were…
an element
Define and give examples.
 I could be: copper, aluminium, iron,
oxygen or nitrogen, for example.

I would be a substance made up I would have individual properties,

of one type of atom only. different to other elements.

All elements are listed with their

If I were… symbols on the periodic table.

an element My symbol is usually just

one or two letters.

I would have a name and a symbol, e.g. Oxygen has

the symbol O and Iron has the symbol Fe.
If I were…
a compound
Define and give examples.
 I would contain two or more I could be carbon
elements joined together. dioxide, CO2.

I am different to a molecule because the I would have been formed

atoms joined are of different elements. from a chemical reaction.

I would have different properties from the

If I were… elements that joined to form me.

a compound The ‘join’ between my atoms is

called a chemical bond.

With lots of energy, I could be split

back into my original elements.
If I were…
a mixture
Define and give examples.
 I would contain two or more elements or
compounds not joined together.

I am often made by dissolving a solute into a

solvent to create a solution.

I could be seawater or
If I were… air, for example.

a mixture I would have the properties

from the parts I am made of.

I could be separated into my individual parts

with physical methods e.g. filtration.
If I were…
soluble
Define and give examples.
 I would be able to I would not vanish (my mass
dissolve in a solvent. would remain the same).

My particles would fill the gaps I would be the opposite

between the solvent particles. of insoluble.

Solubility is a measure of
If I were… how well I can dissolve.

soluble The mass of a solution = the mass of a

solute + mass of solvent.

I might not be able to dissolve in all solvents e.g.

salt is soluble in water but not in petrol.

Solubility is increased with higher temperatures and

stirring (as the particles are moving more).