[2015] Stacey Alvarez: Compounds, Elements and Mixtures

FACTS-Compounds, elements and mixtures are part of your everyday life-They are all around you-You use them all the time

Compounds, Elements and MixturesStacey Alvarez

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A mixture is when you mix one substance with another substance. An example of a mixture is lemonade. Water + sugar + lemon juice = lemonade

A substnace formed by two or more elements. An example of a compound would be tin flouride (SnF2), which is found in toothpaste.

Mixtures

Element, Compound or Mixture?

Elements

Compounds

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An element is a a substance that cannot be chemically changed. Elements are the primary constituents of matter. An example of an element is Phosphorus. Phosphorus is in our bones and makes up our DNA.