Lesson 1: Pure Substances and Mixtures-Borgia

Classify matter: pure substances vs. mixtures! Practice identifying elements, compounds, and types of mixtures.

1. From the given examples of matter shown in the table above, identify which are mixtures and which are pure substances. Write your answers in the appropriate column below. Mixture Milk Halo-halo Arroz Caldo Sea water Sugar in water Rubbing alcohol Mango float Pizza Mud in water Vanilla ice cream Tomato sauce Pure Substance Pure gold Carbon Water Salt Sugar Baking soda Rust Copper wire Ice 2. From your list of mixtures in table 1, identify which are homogeneous and which are heterogeneous mixtures. Write your answers in the appropriate column below. Homogeneous Mixture Milk Seawater Sugar in water Tomato sauce Rubbing alcohol Vanilla ice cream Heterogeneous Mixture Halo-halo Arroz caldo Mango float Pizza Mud in water 3. Based on your list of pure substances in table 1, tabulate the samples into two groups; one column for compounds and another for elements. Element Carbon Pure gold Copper wire Compound Water Salt Baking soda Rust Ice Sugar