Chemical analysis

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what is a pure substance?
a substance that only contains one type of substance with no other substances mixed in
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what is an impure substance?
Impure materials are mixtures of elements, mixtures of compounds
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How can you tell if a substance is pure?
It will melt at a more specific temperature eg 85.0 instead of 85.4
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How can you tell if a substance is impure by its melting point?
the substance will melt over a large range of temperatures
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what is boiling point?
a measure of the strength of the inter molecular forces
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What is a polar molecule?
the electrons in covalent bonds are not shared evenly
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What is the test for hydrogen gas?
a lit splint produces a squeaky pop in the presence of hydrogen
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what is the test for oxygen?
a glowing splint relights in the presence of oxygen.
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what is the test for carbon dioxide?
if Limewater [Ca(OH)2] passes through Carbon dioxide [CO2] it goes cloudy
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what is the test for chlorine gas?
Blue litmus paper- turns red then bleaches in the presence of chlorine
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what are the five separation techniques?
Filtration, chromatography, simple distillation, fractional distillation and crystallization
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what is a formulation
a mixture pf ingredients prepared in a certain way and used for a certain purpose. Eg. if you are sick you may need a formulation of antibiotics
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what is filtration and when is it used?
to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid
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what is the method for filtration
using a beaker, filter funnel and filter paper you can separate the solid from the liquid
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what is Chromatography
this is used to separate soluble solids in liquids. it is often used to separate dyes in inks and food
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