Identifying Elements and Compounds

Which statement best describes an element?

• made from mixture 
• thousands in the world
• pure, made of only one atom
• can be separated 

Which one can be found on the periodic table?

• Compound 
• Element

Which one has more than one type of atom in it?

• Element
• Compound 

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Water is an example of:

• Element
• Compound
• Solution

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When two or more elements chemically combine

• element
• compound
• mixture
• solution

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Carbon is considered an element while carbon dioxide is considered a compound. This is because carbon dioxide is –

• a gas at room temperature.
• made of two different elements.
• given off by green plants.

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Compounds are different than elements because compounds are -

• A combination of two or more elements.
• 
  B)not able to be broken down into parts
• made from the same type of atoms
  
• a pure substance, elements are not
  

The smallest particle of any particular type of matter is known by which of the following terms?

• Element
• Chemical
• Atom
• Substance

A pure substance containing only one kind of atom.

• element
• mixture
• compound

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These are found on the Periodic Table.

• elements
• mixtures
• compounds

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