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What Is Pure Substance?: Pure Substances Are Substances That Are Made Up of Only One Kind of

Pure substances are either elements or compounds that are made of only one type of particle and have a fixed structure. Elements consist of only one type of atom, while compounds are made of two or more elements chemically bonded together. Mixtures are substances made of different types of particles physically mixed together. They do not have a fixed composition and their properties depend on the types and proportions of substances in the mixture. Common examples of pure substances are elements like gold and oxygen, and compounds like water and salt. Common mixtures include air, solutions like water and oil, and combinations of solids and liquids.

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What Is Pure Substance?: Pure Substances Are Substances That Are Made Up of Only One Kind of

Pure substances are either elements or compounds that are made of only one type of particle and have a fixed structure. Elements consist of only one type of atom, while compounds are made of two or more elements chemically bonded together. Mixtures are substances made of different types of particles physically mixed together. They do not have a fixed composition and their properties depend on the types and proportions of substances in the mixture. Common examples of pure substances are elements like gold and oxygen, and compounds like water and salt. Common mixtures include air, solutions like water and oil, and combinations of solids and liquids.

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Everything that exists in the earth is a form of a matter which is further defined as 

any substance
that occupies space and has mass. The matter is further divided into various forms such as solid,
liquid and gas. Apart from these, it is also classified as pure substances and mixtures.

What is Pure Substance?


Pure substances are substances that are made up of only one kind of
particles and has a fixed or constant structure.
Pure substances are further classified as elements and compounds.
An element is a substance that consists of only one type or kind of atom. An element is a pure
substance as it cannot be broken down or transformed into a new substance even by using some
physical or chemical means. Elements are mostly metals, non-metals or metalloids.
Compounds, on the other hand, are also pure substances when two or more elements are combined
chemically in a fixed ratio. However, these substances can be broken down into separate elements
by chemical methods.

Characteristics and Properties Of Pure Substances


 Pure substances are mostly homogeneous in nature containing only one type of atoms or
molecules.
 These substances mainly have a constant or uniform composition throughout.
 The substances have fixed boiling and melting points.
 A pure substance usually participates in a chemical reaction to form predictable products.

Examples of Pure Substances


All elements are mostly pure substances. A few of them include gold, copper, oxygen, chlorine,
diamond, etc. Compounds such as water, salt or crystals, baking soda amongst others are also
grouped as pure substances.

What is a Mixture?
A substance, on the other hand, is impure if it consists of different kinds of elements combined
physically and not chemically. Impure substances are also called mixtures. Mixtures are further
divided into a homogenous or heterogeneous mixture.

 A homogeneous mixture occasionally called a solution, is comparatively unvarying in


configuration or constant. Every unit of the mixture is like every other unit. For instance, if
you liquefy sugar in water and blend it really well, your concoction is essentially the same, no
matter where you sample it. This mixture contains two or more chemical substances.
 A heterogeneous mixture is a concoction whose configuration varies from spot to spot within
the sample. For example, if you put a little amount of sugar in a vessel, add some sand, and
then shake the jar a couple of times, your concoction doesn’t have the same configuration all
throughout the jar. As the sand is heftier, there’s possibly more amount of sand at the bottom
of the jar and more sugar at the top part. These mixtures can be identified visually and
separated easily by physical means.
Characteristics And Properties Of Mixtures Or Impure Substance
 It does not have any specific properties, the properties of the mixture are a result of the
average properties of all the constituents.
 It is formed as a result of a physical change.
 They have a variable composition.
 Their melting and boiling points differ.

Example Of Mixtures
Some common examples of mixtures include;

 Gas and gas like nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere.


 A solution like water and oil.
 Gas and liquid such as water.
 Solid and liquid such as sand and water

Differences Between Pure Substances and Mixtures


What is pure substance explain with example?
Every homogeneous mixture is a pure material. That is, it is important that the appearance and
composition appear uniform, no matter how small the sample size. Iron, steel, and water are
examples of pure substances.

Is wood a pure substance?


It is a mixture since it consists of compounds such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin that are
composed of elements such as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Wood is not a pure material.

What is meant by pure substance and mixture?


It is possible to classify matter into two categories: pure substances and mixtures. Elements and
compounds are further broken down into pure substances. One form of atom or molecule is made
of a chemical substance. A mixture is made up of various atomic or molecular forms that are not
chemically bonded.

What are the properties of substances?


With the sum of the material, extensive properties differ and include density, weight, and
volume. Intensive properties, on the other hand, do not depend on the quantity of the substance;
they include the colour, the melting point, the boiling point, the electrical conductivity and the
physical state at the temperature in question.
What are the characteristics of pure solution?
Pure materials have a particular set of characteristics, such as boiling point, melting point,
density, etc. All of them are homogeneous, i.e., their distribution in the bulk is uniform. Pure
substances are both elements and compounds.

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