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Study Guide-Mixtures or Compounds



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SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
Stephanie was thirsty and decided to prepare some lemonade. She combined lemon juice, water, and sugar in a glass pitcher.
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Which of the following statements best describes how she can know if this drink is a mixture or compound?
a.
It is a mixture because she can separate all of the individual ingredients
b.
It is a compound because it tastes different after you add in the sugar.
c.
It’s a mixture because a reaction occurred when the ingredients were combined.
 

 2. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixture or Compound)
Which substance is a mixture?
a.
sugar
b.
water
c.
milk
 

 3. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
A combination of water and sugar and Kool-Aid powder is best classified as a mixture because...?
a.
These 3 items mix together, but no chemcial reaction occurs.
b.
both the water and sugar are in the same state of matter.
c.
a new product is formed when the Kool-Aid and water is combined.
 

 4. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
A student stirs together salt crystals and sugar crystals. The crystals are the same size and color.
Together the salt and sugar make a...?
a.
compound.
b.
molecule.
c.
mixture.
 

 5. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
Which  of the following statements best contrasts mixtures and compounds?
a.
Mixtures are not the result of a chemical reaction.
Compounds are the result of a chemical reaction.
b.
Mixtures only appear in liquid form.
Compounds have multiple boiling points.
c.
Mixtures are the result of combing two or more reactive elements together.
Compounds are pure elements.
 

 6. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
Compare and contrast mixtures and compounds.
a.
Compare: Both contain reactants and products.
Contrast: Mixtures-has chem reactions. Compounds-no chem reactions
b.
Compare: Both contain matter made of atoms.
Contrast: Compounds-no chem reactions, Mixtures-has chem reactions.
c.
Compare: Both contain more than one type of substance
Contrast: Mixtures-no chem reactions, Compounds-has chem reactions.
 

 7. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
A scientist examined a combination of two substances.  She was able to separate these two substances by pouring this combination through a filter and into a flask. Afterwards, she observed a pink liquid in the flask, and small brown particles trapped in the filter.
Was this combination a compound or a mixture?
a.
Mixture because the solid and the liquid chemically reacted with each other.
b.
Mixture because the parts could be fairly easily separated.
c.
Compound because the two substances did not chemically react with each other.
 

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SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixture or Compound)
How can I be certain that milk, blood, and Coke are mixtures and not compounds?
a.
Each of these items can be easily separated back into their ingredients
b.
Milk, blood, and Coke are all manufactured in factories
c.
The primary  ingredients for each of these items is a compound (H2O-Water)
 

 9. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
Which of these IS NOT a mixture?
a.
salt water in a glass jar
b.
baking soda and vinegar poured together
c.
iron filings in sand from a beach
 

 10. 

SPI 0807.9.4 (Mixtures or Compounds)
Which of these combinations of substances is a compound?
a.
blood
b.
table sugar
c.
chicken soup
 



 
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