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Chemical analysis (also known as analytical chemistry) is about:

The application of quantum mechanics to chemical systems

The study of carbon-containing compounds

The instruments and methods we use to separate, identify, and quantify different substances.

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In chemistry, a pure substance is a:

Single element that hasn't been mixed with any other substances

Single element or compound that hasn't been mixed with any other substances

Substance that has had nothing added to it

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Which of the following is an example of a pure substance?

Distilled water

Milk

Fruit juice

Clay

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True or false? Pure substances always melt and boil at specific temperatures.

True

False

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Pure water boils at 100°C, and freezes at 0°C.


A student is given an unknown, transparent, colourless liquid. What test could be done to see if the liquid is pure water?

(Select all that apply)

Freeze it, and see if the freezing point is 0°C

Boil it, and see if the boiling point is 100°C

See if the liquid can be burned

See if the liquid evaporates

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A student tests the melting point of a sample of salol. The sample starts melting at 36°C, but it doesn't melt completely until the temperature is 48°C. Is the sample chemically pure, or impure?

Pure

Impure

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molecules / elements / mixtures / formula / beaker


Formulations are that have been prepared using a specific .

mixtures
formula

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components / function / large / precise


Formulations are made from amounts of different , and each component has a particular

precise
components
function

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Which of the following would require a formulation?

(Select all that apply)

Cleaning agents

Distilled water

Medicines

Paints

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Which of the following techniques can be used to separate substances? 

(Select all that apply)

Crystallisation 

Chromatography 

Filtration

Flame tests

Dissolving 

Distillation

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Illustration of a Bunsen burner heating a substance in a flask to test its boiling point for purity.

If we test a substance for purity by measuring its boiling point, is that a physical test or a chemical test?

Physical

Chemical 

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Which of the following is a chemically pure substance?

Diamond

Air

Sea water

Paint

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True or false? Mixtures have specific melting points.

True

False 

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What is a formulation?

A recipe to make pure chemicals 

A type of solvent 

A mixture that has been designed as a useful product

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