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Chemistry — Is Matter Around Us Pure
Frequently Asked Questions
A pure substance consists of only one kind of particles with a fixed composition throughout.
Impurities are unwanted substances mixed with a pure substance that alter its composition and properties.
Elements and compounds are the two categories of pure substances.
An element is a substance made up of only one type of atom, for example, hydrogen or oxygen.
A compound is a pure substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in fixed proportions.
Water (H2O) is a compound made from hydrogen and oxygen.
A mixture is a combination of two or more substances physically mixed but not chemically combined.
Mixtures are of two types: homogeneous and heterogeneous.
A homogeneous mixture has uniform composition and appearance throughout, like salt dissolved in water.
A heterogeneous mixture has visibly different components and non-uniform distribution, like sand in water.
Sugar solution and air are homogeneous mixtures.
Oil and water, and soil are heterogeneous mixtures.
A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, including a solute and solvent.
The substance present in smaller amount that dissolves in a solvent is called a solute.
The substance in which the solute dissolves to form a solution is called the solvent.