GROUP 2
Experiment 6: Compound and Mixture
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the experiment, the students will be able to:
1. Differentiate between a compound and a mixture;
2. Describe what happens for each step in the procedure; and
3. Classify each chemical system in the experiment as compound or mixture
DATA AND RESULTS
STEPS OBSERVATIONS
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Ferrous Sulfide released white
fumes that turned into yellow
ones. Later on, the purple
flames appeared. After
burning, it turned to black and
it hardened. Also, it released
unpleasant smell just like a
firecracker. Lastly, the
magnetic properties of iron
filings disappeared.
2
A mixture of iron and sulfur has
a color of black-yellow. It's
appearance was grainy to
powdery and you can still
distinguish iron and sulfur.
3
The compound (ferrous sulfide)
possessed a black powdery
appearance due to the
pounding of compound. And
the smell is still like a
firecracker or a sulfurous smell.
4
When we placed a magnet over
the mixture of iron and sulfur,
the black particles (iron filings)
are the ones which is attracted
to the magnet and yellow
particles (sulfur) remained in
the watch glass.
5
The magnetic properties of iron
disappeared so when we put
magnet over the ferrous
sulfide, it leads to no attraction
ANALYSIS CLASSIFICATI
ON
It undergo chemical change
due to the combustion. When COMPOUND
we burn ferrous sulfide (FeS),
the iron in ferrous sulfide
reacts with oxygen in the air.
So with this reaction, it forms
iron oxide (Fe2O3) and sulfur
dioxide (SO2).
It only alters the form or
appearance of iron and sulfur MIXTURE
mixture. There is no significant
change in chemical (Heterogeneous)
composition.
From rock solid form to
powdery form. We just add a MIXTURE
force (pounding) to change its
appearance but it’s still a (Heterogeneous)
compound.
The attraction of iron filings to
the magnet indicates a MIXTURE
separation based on magnetic
properties, and no new (Heterogeneous)
substances are formed.
It shows physical change
because it only change its COMPOUND
magnetic behaviour without
changing its chemical
 at all. composition.

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a. Unburned FeS b. Unburned FeS
The mixture and HCl shows no the absence of a reaction MIXTURE
reaction has appeared also shows physical change unlike
they didn't mix properly. the burned ferrous sulfide. (Heterogeneous)

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c. Burned FeS
When we added few drops of
dilute HCl and the burned
ferrous sulfide and we shaked
it, some tiny bubbles appeared.
d. Burned FeS
The formation of bubbles COMPOUND
indicates chemical change due
to the involvement of release
of a gas suggesting a chemical
reaction has occurred.

A. MIXTURE
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a. Burned FeS a. Burned FeS

Burned ferrous sulfide and No reaction occurred so it B. MIXTURE

copper sulfate (CuSO4) shows
no reaction.
b. Unburned FeS
When copper sulfate and
ferrous sulfide are combined, it
causes an increase in
temperature. We used our
sense of touch to feel its
temperature. In addition to
that, the color of copper sulfate
(CuSO4) which is blue turned
into green.
shows physical change.
(Heterogeneous)
b. Unburned FeS
The observed increase in
temperature and color change
indicates chemical change. It
involve a chemical reaction
between copper sulfate
(CuSO4) and ferrous sulfide
(FeS) leading to information of
new compounds.

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

1. What is a mixture? A compound?

 A mixture is a combination of two or more substances where each retains its
own chemical properties. In experiment, examples of mixtures include solutions
and combinations that don’t undergo a chemical reaction. A compound, on the
other hand, is formed when two or more elements chemically combine in fixed
ratios. In this experiment, ferrous sulfide (FeS) is an example of a compound
because iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) where chemically combined together.
2. Describe the specific differences between a mixture and a compound based on the
experiment.
 The specific differences between mixture and compound is their content (what
are they made of) and what change will occur to them. Mixture refers to the
combination of substances where each component retains its distinct chemical
properties. It also lacks effects chemical composition or ratio just like the
solutions of ferrous sulfide (FeS) + dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl), ferrous sulfide
(FeS) + copper sulfate (CuSO4), and iron (Fe) + sulfur (S). The mixture undergo
physical change because it doesn’t involved any formation of new substances.
Compound is made up of two or more elements through the process of
chemical combination, and unlike mixture, it exhibits a specific and fixed
chemical composition with defined ratios. Example, ferrous sulfide (FeS), it
highlighted the characteristics of a compound that are chemically bonded with
two elements. Compounds undergo chemical change because it forms a new
substances when they’re combined together.

3. What type of change occurs in the formation of a compound and a mixture?

 In the context of our experiment, mixtures undergo physical changes,
characterized by the changes in their physical state or appearance. These
changes do not involve a modification in the chemical composition of the
individual substances within the mixture. Examples include processes like mixing
and pounding, where the substances retain their original chemical properties
despite the observable transformations. While on compounds, it undergo
chemical changes, marked by the formation or breaking of chemical bonds. This
results in the creation of new substances with distinct chemical properties. The
example of ferrous sulfide (FeS) illustrates this concept, as the reaction with
dilute hydrochloric acid led to the formation of bubbles, indicating a chemical
change.
In simple words, mixtures exhibit physical changes without changing the
composition of their components, while compounds undergo chemical changes
involving the transformation of elements to new substances.