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Mixtures and solution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mixture is a combination of two or more substances in which no new substances are formed.

a)

Ture

b)

False

2.

According to particle model, the diagram shows a:

a)

Mixture

b)

Pure substance

3.

Explain why sea water is a mixture whereas purified water is not?

(a)  

4.

Identify what mixtures can be made from.

a)

Gases only

b)

Solid, liquids and gases

c)

Liquids and gases, but not solids

d)

Liquids only

5.

Select the statement that best describes a mixture of eggs and air while being whisked.

a)

The longer eggs are whisked, the more solid they become. This is because more air is being added to the mixture.

b)

The amount of time spent whisking eggs makes no difference to the mixture. Its properties don’t change.

c)

The longer eggs are whisked, the fluffier they become. This is because more air is being added to the mixture.

6.

The suspended particles in colloids are smaller than the suspended particles in suspensions.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Identify which of the following sentences are true.

a)

Suspensions do not separate into their components if left to stand

b)

Colloids separate into their components if left to stand

c)

Suspensions separate into their components if left to stand

d)

None of these are true

8.

Determine which two words complete the sentence correctly.

If small particles of rock mixed in water are ____________ enough, they will settle out as ____________ .

a)

large, sediment

b)

small, sediment

c)

small, colloid

d)

large, emulsion

9.

Complete the following sentence.

A solution is a type of mixture in which the particles:

a)

are extremely small

b)

can be seen under a powerful microscope

c)

scatter light

d)

settle out to form a sediment

10.

Identify which list orders the three types of mixtures from largest to smallest particle size.

a)

Solutions, colloids, suspensions

b)

Suspensions, solutions, colloids

c)

Colloids, suspensions, solutions

d)

Suspensions, colloids, solutions

11.

Grease dissolves in petrol. Identify which statement is correct.

a)

Grease is the solute and petrol is the suspension

b)

Grease is the solute and petrol is the solvent

c)

Grease is the sediment and petrol is the solution

d)

Grease is the solvent and petrol is the solute

12.

 Identify which of the following mixtures is not solution.

a)

Fizzy lemonade

b)

Sea water

c)

Mud

d)

Air

13.

Determine whether the following statement is true or false. 

The concentration of a solution is the amount of solute compared to the amount of solution.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Identify what happens to solute that is added to a saturated solution.

a)

Crystals form

b)

It dissolves

c)

It settles as sediment

15.

Arsenic is a poisonous substance that sometimes gets into water supplies. The official safe level is 0.007 milligrams per litre (mg/L). A town water supply has a reading of 0.02 mg/L.

Determine whether it is safe to drink the water from the town supply. 

a)

The town supply is safe to drink

b)

The town supply is unsafe to drink