CLASSIFICATION OF

MATTER
J.T.II Olivar, MAEd
Faculty of Arts and Letters
University of Santo Tomas
 Outline of the Lecture
 Classification of Matter
 Elements
 Elements and the Periodic Table
 Classification of Matter
 Pure Substances
 Mixture (Homogenous or Heterogenous)
 Solution
 Susension
 Colloid
 Methods of separating the components of a
mixture
 Filtration
 Sedimentation
 Decantation
 Mechanical Separation
 Evaporation
 Distillation
 Elements
 An elements is a substance which is composed
of one kind of atom
 Monoatomic
 Diatomic
 Jons Jakob Berzelius
Elements and the Periodic
Table
 Dmitri Mendeleev
 Periods/Series and Groups/Families
 Metals
 Non-metals
 Metalloids
 Compounds
 A compound is a substance which is composed
of two or more kinds of atoms chemically
combined in a fixed proportion.
 Organic
 Inorganic