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Chemistry (Edexcel Higher)
Separating substances
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In chemistry, what distinguishes a compound from an element?
Compounds can be broken down into simpler chemicals. ✓
Compounds are always liquid at room temperature.
Elements contain multiple types of atoms.
Elements are always gases.
Order the states of matter from most to least freedom of movement:
1
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Gas
2
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Liquid
3
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Solid
Which is only a characteristic of a chemical change (compared to a physical change)?
change in state
increase in temperature
formation of a new substance ✓
change in mass
What defines an element in chemistry?
a mixture of compounds
a substance with varying properties
a substance made of one type of atom ✓
any solid material
What property measures how much matter is in a substance?
'mass' ✓
In chemistry,
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chemicals refer to substances that only contain one type of fundamental unit, like an atom or molecule.
'pure' ✓
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