Tuesday, September 29, 2009

2-4 ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS


Although today's lesson was cut short, we learned that...
Matter could be divided into:
  • homogeneous- consists of only ONE visible component
  • heterogeneous- consists of MORE than one visible component

We also learned...
The differences between an element and compund is that:

  • Elements cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions
  • Compunds are made up of two or more elementsby chemical reactions.

Finally, we learned...
the difficulty of differentiating an element and compound

  • One method> Electrolysis(process which splits the substance into its constituent elements)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB0Kr8VA-74 - For some reason, I couldn't get the EMBED for this video. But, enjoy!

That is all. Mr. Doktor is the best!

BY: Krizia Umali

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