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Chapter 1, Problem 5QAP
This textbook provides a specific definition of chemistry: the study of the materials of which the universe is made and the transformations that these materials undergo. Obviously, such a general definition has to be very broad and nonspecific. From your point of view al this lime, how wouldyoudefine chemistry? In your mind, what are “chemicals”? What do “chemists” do?
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There are four sketches below. The first sketch shows a sample of Substance X. The three sketches underneath it show three different changes to the sample.
You must decide whether each of these changes is possible. If a change is possible, you must also decide whether it is a physical change or a chemical change.
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Mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. The substances are formed
together but no new substance is formed. A mixture can be of any form. It may be solid, liquid or in gaseous
form. Mixtures can be classified according to their appearance. Uniform mixtures or Homogenous Mixtures have
substances that cannot be recognized because solutes completely dissolve in the solvent while Nonuniform or
heterogeneous mixtures have components which can be identified easily.
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Forming Mixtures
A. Materials:
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B. Procedure:
1. Half-fill the four glasses with water.
2. Put the food color/soy sauce in one glass. Stir. Label it as "Set A.
3. Put a teaspoon of flour in the second glass. Stir. Label it as "Set B".
4. Put a teaspoon of cooking oil in the third glass. Stir. Label it as "Set C".
5. Put the pebbles/small stones and the flour in a plate or petri dish…
During a filtration or distillation experiment, we separate a mixture into its individual components. Do the chemical identities of the components of the mixture change during such a process? Explain.
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