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4. Smells like Rotorua (Rotten Eggs)
8. We need this to survive
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13. Heavy nonreactive gas used in light bulbs
14. Element with the symbol Si
17, Makes balloons float in the air
19. Element with the chemical symbol 8
20. Light metal used in kitchen foil
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12, Its added to our water to keep our teeth strong (not
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1. Used on the top of matches
3. Used to keep swimming pools hygenic
5. The hardest element to spell
. Chemical symbol is K. It is found in bananas
7. Used in bright signs for advertising
9, Metal that reacts violently with water. One part of
salt.
10. A very heavy metal used for fishing sinkers
11, A metal that when burnt glows brightly
15. dioxide is the gas that we breath out
16. Makes up 80% of the air we breath (not oxygen)
18. We find this metal in the majority of our phone
batteries.IDENTIFYING ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES
TASK 1: Count the number of atoms and elements in each substance. Then answer the
questions below.
sussTaNce | NO. OF NO. OF SUBSTANCE | NO. OF NO. OF
ATOMS | ELEMENTS
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Which substances above are elements? Which substances above are molecules of an
element?
TASK 2: Look at the diagrams below and decide whether each one represents the particles
an element, a compound or a mixture (be specific with what it is a mixture of e.g. a mix-
ture of compounds). Different colour atoms represent atoms of different elements.
Which picture above (A-H) could represent oxygen (2)
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2. Which picture above could represent ammonia (NH3)
3. Which picture above could represent carbon monoxide and neon?
4. Write the formula for each of the following molecules in the diagrams.Starter activity: Circle the piece of equipment that you would use to separate
each mixture. Explain why you have chosen that piece of equipment in each
case.
1. Sand and water:
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sieve filter
| would use the because.
2. Grapes and water:
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3. Red and black sweets:
sieve ster
| would use the because,