One Element The Same Element

(Gas) (Solid)
 Another element A mixture of two
This one likes to go elements
round in pairs as a gas
(molecules)
This is not a mixture,
it is a COMPOUND This is just a
of two different mixture of two
elements elements
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Element
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Element
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Mixture
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Mixture
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Compound
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

Compound
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?
Element, Compound
or Mixture ?

A mixture of a
compound and
an element
What do we call these
things?

An Atom

3 Atoms
What do we call these
things?

6 Atoms which
happen to be of 3
different elements
What do we call these
things?

A Molecule

Yes, it also happens to be

2 atoms joined together
but we don’t call it “2
atoms joined together”
we say it is one molecule
What do we call these
things?

A Molecule of a
compound

2 molecules of a
compound
What about when all
the atoms are stuck
together like in a
solid element?
This is just a load of
atoms in a solid
element, it is not a
big molecule
 Finally, just to confuse you even more,
science teachers like talking about

Particles
Particle is just a fancy name for individual
things. These individual things could be
atoms, molecules, lumps of soil, grains of
sand, bits of metal. It doesn’t matter
because particle is just a general word
which is used when we don’t (or can’t) want
to be exact about the type of things being
described.
 A good example of when science
teachers use the word particle is when
talking about air.

Air is a mixture of elements such as

oxygen, argon and nitrogen mixed with
compounds such as carbon dioxide
 Some of the elements in air go around
as single atoms (such as argon).

Or as molecules such as oxygen.

Compounds go around as molecules.

 That’s why we talk about particles
because it saves the bother of
describing exactly what sort of things
they are.
 ELEMENT
A substance that cannot be broken down
into other substances by chemical or
physical means.

Example:
Gold
Sodium
Carbon
Potassium
 Molecule
• A molecule is formed when two or more
atoms join together chemically. A
compound is a molecule that contains at
least two different elements. All compounds
are molecules but not all molecules are
compounds.
 COMPOUND
A substance made of 2 or more elements
chemically combined. A compound has
properties different from the elements it is
made of.
Example:
Water H2O
Salt NaCl
Sugar C6H12O22
 MIXTURE
Two or more substances that are mixed
together but NOT chemically combined.
They can be separated by chemical or
physical means.
EXAMPLE:
Salt water
Chex mix
Salad
 Concentration!!
• How could we make Kool-aid more
concentrated?

A. Add more solute

B. Add more solvent
C. Heat it up
D. Put it in the fridge