Scribd
Upload
23 views8 pages

Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Atoms are the smallest particle that makes up elements and compounds. Elements are substances made of only one type of atom, while compounds are made of two or more elements chemically bonded together. Mixtures contain elements or compounds mixed together but not chemically combined.

Uploaded by

Jason Giang
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
23 views8 pages

Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Atoms are the smallest particle that makes up elements and compounds. Elements are substances made of only one type of atom, while compounds are made of two or more elements chemically bonded together. Mixtures contain elements or compounds mixed together but not chemically combined.

Uploaded by

Jason Giang
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 8

Atoms, Elements,

Compounds & Mixtures

Learning Intention
• To understand how elements, compounds and mixtures are
different.
Success Criteria
• I can describe what an atom is.
• I can describe the differences between elements,
compounds and mixtures.
What are atoms?
• Copper is a metal that can be used for wires and pipes.
• If we zoomed in trillions of times we would see tiny
particles – these are known as atoms

Atoms make up you, the Earth, stars and everything else

© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present


Atom Facts
Atoms are the basic building block of all matter and are very
small.

• Your body is made of 7 billion, billion, billion, atoms


• Each year 98% of your atoms are replaced for new ones
• 50 million atoms lined side by side would be as wide as a
full stop.
• If you counted every grain of sand on Earth you would have
nearly the same number of atoms in one grain of sand

© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present


Atoms and Elements
• Some chemicals are made of only one type of atom and
some are made of two or more atoms joined together

Elements are substances that are


made up of only one type of atom
They cannot be broken down into anything simpler
© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present
What is an element?
Which is an element? Explain your answer

The box on the left is an element


– it is made of only one type of atom

© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present


Element or Compound?

two elements a compound


When two (or more) elements are chemically
joined together they form compounds
When elements join together they behave in different ways than
when as elements.
© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present
What is a mixture?
Why is the following not a compound?

two elements a mixture


A mixture contains two or more substances that
are not joined together. They can be separated

© Classroom Chemist 2018 - present


Element, compound or mixture?

Element Compound Mixture

Mixture © Classroom Chemist 2018 - present Mixture

You might also like