Worksheet: Classification of Matter

I.

KEY
Name___________________

Fill in the Blanks

element
A(n) ____________
is a pure substance that is made of only one kind of atom.
element
The symbol for a(n)____________
is always one or two letters. When the symbol
uppercase
contains two letters, the first letter is always ____________,
and the second
lowercase
letter is always ____________.
compound
A(n) ____________
is a pure substance containing two or more elements that are
chemically
compound
____________
combined. A(n) ____________
is represented by a chemical
compound
formula
____________. The elements in a(n) ____________ always combine in
definite (or same) proportions.
____________
physically
mixture
A(n) ____________
is made of two or more substances that are ____________
mixture
homogeneous
combined. A(n) ____________
that is uniformly mixed is called ____________.
solution
mixture
A special name for this is a(n) ____________.
A(n) ____________
that is not
heterogeneous
uniformly mixed is called ____________.
A special type of mixture that is a solid
solution
alloy
____________
of two or more metals is called a(n) ____________.

II.

Classify each of the following as an element (E), compound (C), homogeneous

mixture/solution (S), or heterogeneous mixture (HE).
chocolate chip cookie
oxygen gas
salt water
taco
gold
carbon dioxide
water
kool aid
table salt
muddy water
potassium
brass
graphite
glass
air

HE
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E
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S
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HE
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E
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C
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C
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S
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C
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HE
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E
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S
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E
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C
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S
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CHEMISTRY: A Study of Matter

2004, GPB

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