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Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
Test Yourself 4.1 (page 65)
1. (a) Mg and Mn
(b) S and Si
(c) Zn and Sn
2.
Poor conductor of heat
Dull looking
Brittle
3.
Ductile and malleable
Good conductor of electricity
Solid at r.t.p.
Test Yourself 4.2 (page 69)
1.
(a) AlF3: aluminium, fluorine
Co: cobalt
CoO: cobalt, oxygen
CO: carbon, oxygen
CaSO4: calcium, sulfur, oxygen
Cu: copper
(b)
2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Elements
Co
Compounds
AlF3
Cu
CoO
CO
CaSO4
N:H=1:3
Ca : Cl = 1 : 2
H:N:O=1:1:3
C:O:N:H=1:1:2:4
Na : O : H = 1 : 1 : 1
Cu : S : O = 1 : 1 : 4
Test Yourself 4.3 (page 71)
1. (a) B — Oxygen, O2 is diatomic and consists of the same type of molecules. Diagram B is the only
diagram that represents a single element.
(b) C — Cl2 and O2 are diatomic elements, therefore there will be two types of molecules in the
mixture. Diagram C represents two diatomic elements.
(c) A — Ammonia (NH3) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are compounds, each containing two types of
atoms. Diagram A represents two compounds.
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Chapter 4
2.
Elements
bromine
gold dust
Compounds
distilled water
magnesium chloride
Mixtures
duralumin
ink
honey
3. Melting and boiling points — A mixture will melt or boil over a range of temperature whereas a pure
compound or element has a fixed melting or boiling point.
(Alternative answer: Solubility in water — Since the bonding in compounds is different from the
bonding in elements, the solubility of compounds and elements in water will also be different.)
Get it Right (page 73)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
False. Mercury cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
False. The symbol of an element may consist of one or two letters.
False. Compounds can be made up of molecules or ions.
True
True
Let’s Review (pages 73–74)
Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. C
Section B: Structured Questions
1. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
True
True
False. The elements present are nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.
False. Urea is a compound; the elements are chemically combined.
False. Carbon monoxide is a compound containing only one oxygen atom chemically combined to
one carbon atom. Although an oxygen atom is chemically combined with a carbon atom in the
urea molecule, there are also other atoms that are chemically combined with carbon.
(f) True
2. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Brass
Mud and syrup
Air
Wine
Carbonated drink
Section C: Free-Response Question
1. (a) Add xylene to the mixture. Stir until all the yellow solid (sulfur) had dissolved (add more xylene if
necessary). Filter the resulting mixture. Sulfur is left in the filtrate. Wash the residue (blue-grey
solid) with more xylene and leave residue to dry.
(b) The mass ratio of Cu : S is 4 : 1.
(c) 1. Energy change occurred when the blue-grey solid was formed – reaction was glowing red hot.
2. The compound formed had a fixed composition.
3. The compound formed had different properties from the starting materials (the compound was
not removed by xylene, sulfur was removed by xylene).
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