Chapter 17 – Classification of Matter

 

Section 1 – Composition of Matter

 

Objectives

·       Define substances and mixtures.

·       Identify elements and compounds.

·       Compare and contrast solutions, colloids, and suspensions.

 

Matter can be classified by the four states or by the units that they are made of.  The properties of materials can be used to classify them into general categories.

 

Matter is classified as ___________ and __________.

 

__________ can’t be broken down into simpler components and maintain its original properties, but ___________ can.

 

__________ are the units that make up all substances.  An element is when all the atoms in a sample of matter have the ____________.

 

When materials are made from atoms of two or more different atoms, they are called _____________.  The ratio of the different atoms in a compound is always the _______; it is fixed.

 

A __________ is either an element or a compound.  Elements and compounds _______ be reduced to more basic components by physical processes.

 

Materials made up of two or more substances that _________ be separated by physical means are called ____________.  They do not always contain the same amounts of the different substances that make them up.

 

A mixture in which different materials can be easily distinguished is called a __________ ____________.

Examples – p.521, Figure 5

 

____________ are materials in which two or more substances are uniformly spread out.  This is also called a ____________.  These solutions never settle to the bottom of their containers.  They remain __________ are uniformly mixed.

 

A ______________ is a heterogeneous mixture that never settles.  The _________ effect occurs in all colloids when light is scattered by particles in a mixture.

Examples – p.523, Figure 8 & 9

 

A heterogeneous mixture containing a liquid in which visible particles settle is called a __________.

 

Description

Solutions

Colloids

Suspensions

Settle upon standing

 

 

 

Separated by filter

paper

 

 

 

Scatter Light

 

 

 

p. 524

 

Thought Question – If you are given a glass filled with ice and water, are the contents of the glass a substance or a mixture? Explain

 

 

You are given a flask that contains 250ml of a clear brown liquid.  You shine a light through the liquid and no light is visible.  In the following list of items, write Yes if that item could define the liquid.  Write No if that item could not be a valid inference.

 

______ Substance

______ Colloid

______ Solution of a solid in a liquid

______ Suspension

______ Solution of a liquid in a liquid

 

Fill in the following concept map on mixtures.

 

                               Mixtures

 

 

           _________                      _________

 

 

_______     _______                  _________

 

 

_______    ________                 _________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2 – Properties of Matter

 

Objectives

·       Identify substances using physical properties.

·       Compare and contrast physical and chemical changes.

·       Compare and contrast chemical and physical properties.

·       Determine how the law of conservation of mass applies to chemical changes.

 

Examples of physical properties are ______, ________, _______, ________, density, _______ point, and _______ point.  Every substance has physical properties that you can observe that distinguish it from other substances.

 

Some physical properties describe the behavior of a material of a substance.

 

Examples – magnetism, ductility, malleability, and the ability to flow.

 

You can use physical properties to separate mixtures, but not substances. P. 527

 

When a substance ________, _______, _________, _________, or sublimes, it undergoes ______________ changes.  ____________ occur during these changes in state, but the kind of substance – the __________ of the element or compound does not change.  Physical changes do not change the _________ of the substances in a material.

 

Physical changes can be used to __________ mixtures.

 

Examples – boiling point used in distillation process, p. 529, figure 14.

 

A change of one substance in a material to a different substance is a ________________.  ________ and __________ are chemical changes because _____ substances are produced.

 

Thought Question – Why are some medicines in dark bottles?

 

 

 

A ____________ property is a characteristic of a substance that indicates whether it can undergo a certain chemical change.

Example – flammability, sensitivity to light, resistance to corrosion

 

There is no ______ or ______ of mass during any chemical change.  Matter is neither _______ nor ___________ during a chemical change.

 

According to the ____________________, the mass of all substances present during a chemical change _______ the mass of all the substances remaining after the change.

 

p. 531, Math Skills

 

 

Weathering can involve physical or chemical changes.

 

Example of Physical – flowing water shapes rocks.

 

Example of Chemical – change in limestone, formation of stalactites and stalagmites.