Making Compounds

LO: I can define a compound and draw a particle

diagram to show its atom arrangement.

Sulfur Starter: Which one of these

pictures is the odd one out? Why?

Iron

Iron sulphide HELIUM

 Definition of a mixture!
A mixture is made up of 2 or more
different atoms. They are not
chemically joined and so can be easily
separated.
E.g. iron and sulphur

S
S

Fe

Fe
S Fe
 Take three elements…

Sulfur Iron
 What is a compound?
A compound is the substance produced when two or more
elements combine in a chemical reaction.

Reaction
+ Sulphur
Iron sulphide
Word Equation
Iron + Sulphur  Iron sulphide

Fe Fe S Fe S Fe S
S
Fe S Fe S
Your turn to make some compounds!

1. Light a bunsen burner and use a blue

flame
2. Using tongs, burn a piece of Mg ribbon
– note down your observations
3. Using tongs, burn a piece of Copper –
note down your observations
 Burning Metals in air

• What new substance

do you think is
formed when Mg
+ O O
Magnesium and Mg
oxygen react
together? Magnesium Oxygen

• Now you do this Cu O

Mg
reaction. Complete Cu O
Mg
the atom diagram
Magnesium oxide
(white solid)
 Copy this table

Starting Compound
Element End Colour
Colour Formed

Magnesium

Copper
 Word Equation

Reactants Product

Magnesium + Oxygen  Magnesium oxide

(From the air)

 Plenary

Complete the element, mixture, compound

worksheet to check your understanding!
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