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Science Part 1
Science Part 1
Science Part 1
1.ELEMENT
IS THE SIMPLEST TYPE OF A SUBSTANCE.
IT CONSISTS OF ONLY ONE KIND OF ITEM.
2.compound
IS THE COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE ELEMENTS.
WHEN THE ELEMTS ARE COMBIED IT PRODUCES DIFFERENT SETS OF
PROPERTIES.
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EXAMPLES OF HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES: Salad, Fruit salad , Paella, Milk and cereals ,
Chicken peas , Ice cubes in a drink and smog!
COLLOID : is a SPECIAL KIND OF MIXTURE THAT CONTAINS PARTICLES THAT CANNOT BE SEEN
BY THE NAKED EYE. THE TINY PARTICLES DO NOT SETTLE DOWN.
- medium-sized particles
-tyndall effect - particles scatter light (looks cloudy) - particles never settle
- EXAMPLE : MILK
types OF COLLOIDS:
1. EMULSION one of the famous types of colloids. it is formed when you combine 2
liquids that are immiscible
( liquids that do not mix)
2. AEROSOLS
are mixtures of very small liquid /or solid particles dispersed in gas
,such as air.
2 TYPES OF AEROSOLS:
NATURAL AEROSOLS - THESE ARE aerosols that make it into our atmosphere directly
from natural sources. such as SMOKE . SOOT AND DESERT DUST.
MAN-MADE AEROSOLS - CAN BE FOUND IN THE AIR OF CITIES AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
3. FOAMS
IS A MATERIAL FORMED WHEN AIR IN A LIQUID IS TRAP OR SOLID
4. SOL
IS MADE UP OF MINUTE SOLID PARTICLES DISPERSED IN A LIQUID MEDIUM.
5.GEL
IS A SEMISOLID , JELLYLIKE TYPE OF COLLOID FORMED WHEN LIQUID PARTICLES
ARE DISPERSED IN A SOLID MEDIUM.