Year 9 Chemistry

workbook
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Session 1 Pure and Impure (Mixtures)
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GCSE Specification Points

2.5: Explain the difference between the use of ‘pure’ in chemistry compared with its
everyday use and the differences in chemistry between a pure substance and a
mixture.

2.6: Interpret melting point data to distinguish between pure substances which have a
sharp melting point and mixtures which melt over a range of temperatures.

Definitions: Keywords

Pure substance:

A single substance with a fixed composition that does not have anything else mixed with it.

Element:

A substance made of only one type of atom.

Compound:

A substance made of two or more different elements chemically combined.

Note: Both an element or a compound can be PURE.

Mixture:

A substance made of two or more different substances (elements of compounds) that are NOT
chemically combined. Mixtures do not have fixed compositions.

Watch this video on pure and impure

substances, the graph to the right is discussed
on the video

https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-
chemistry-paper-2/chemical-analysis/purity-
and-formulations/
Key points about the graph

- Melting point is a physical property as it refers to how substances respond to forces and
energy.

- When we heat something the energy is used to overcome the attractive forces between
particles.

- A pure substance has the same composition in every part of it, so its physical properties are
the same throughout.

- Every part of a pure substance will melt at the same temperature – we see this as a flat line
on a heating/cooling curve.

- A mixture is made of lots of different substances that each have a range of melting points.

- Hence a mixture will NOT have a flat line on a heating/cooling curve.

1. Can colour all
boxes for

• elements green
• mixtures blue
• compound red

2. Complete the following table by ticking the correct column

Substance Pure Impure

Milk
Oxygen
Salt
Air

3. What is meant by the word element?

4. Would salt melt at a fixed or a range of temperatures? Explain your
answer.

5. Why is ice added to ice on the road to make it melt?

Session 2 Filtration and Crystallisation
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GCSE Specification Points

2.7: Explain the experimental techniques for separation of mixtures by:

• filtration
• crystallisation

Definitions: Keywords

Watch this video on filtration and

crystallisation, the diagram to the right
is discussed on the video.

https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/gcse-chemistry-paper-1/atomic-structure-and-the-periodic-
table-old/filtration-and-crystallisation/

Key points about

• Used to separate mixtures, they are NOT used to separate elements in a compound.
• Filtration separates an insoluble solid from a liquid.
• Insoluble solid stays in filter paper (Residue)
• Liquid passes through (Filtrate)
• Crystallisation separates a soluble solid from a liquid.
• The liquid evaporates (becomes a gas) and the solid is left behind.
6. Can you tick the correct column for each state symbol.

Symbol (s) (g) (l) (aq)

Aqueous
Liquid
Solid
Gas

7. When a soluble solid is dissolved in water it has the symbol (aq), what
does this change to when the water is evaporated?
8. What is the difference between soluble and insoluble solids?
9. Which of the two techniques in this workbook would you use to
separate water and sand? Give a reason for your choice.
10.Which technique would you use to remove sugar from water? Give a
reason for your choice.
11.What are the two most important pieces of equipment used in
filtration?