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Classifying Matter. . Classifying Matter. Ask yourself the following questions. Do I see different colors? If yes it is heterogeneous mixture. Is it a cloudy liquid or gas? If yes it is a heterogeneous mixture. Is it two or more things put together? If yes can I still tell what they were?
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Classifying Matter • Ask yourself the following questions. • Do I see different colors? • If yes it is heterogeneous mixture. • Is it a cloudy liquid or gas? • If yes it is a heterogeneous mixture. • Is it two or more things put together? • If yes can I still tell what they were? • If yes it is a mixture. • If no it is a substance.
Classifying Matter • If it is not a mixture it is a substance. • Is it listed on the periodic table? • If yes it is an element. • If no it is a compound. • Everything is either a mixture or a substance never both
Classifying Matter • If it is a mixture it is heterogeneous or homogenous. • Is it is a substance it is an element or a compound? • Everything is either a mixture or a substance never both. • Compounds are never mixtures.