Answer:Classification of Matter According To Composition
When you think about classifying matter, you likely think of the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. But, thinking back to the donut metaphor, we can also classify matter according to what it is made of (aka its chemical composition)! So, what makes up matter? Well, on a molecular level, all matter is made up of atoms that can form elements, compounds, and molecules! Even with all these different components, matter can be split into two broad categories based on its composition: pure substances and mixtures. We will spend most of our time on pure substances, but briefly cover mixtures! So, let’s dive into pure substances!
We will go into more detail on all the components of matter, but for a more thorough review, check out Atomic Structure!
Definition of Pure Substances
A simple way to think about pure substances is as something that is made up of only one type of matter that always has the same properties, such as melting point, boiling point, density, etc.
Pure substances are matter that has a fixed chemical composition and properties that do not change.
Can you guess what are pure substances in your day-to-day life? I bet you may have salt (NaCl) and tin cans (Sn) in your pantry! These are perfect examples of pure substances because salt is made up of purely NaCl molecules, and tin is made up of only tin atoms.
But wait, you may have noticed a difference between salt and tin and asked how exactly salt is only made up of one type of matter when it’s two different atoms bonded together?
Pure substances can be further divided into two classes: elements and compounds.
Pure Substance Examples
We are going to spend some time looking at elements and compounds separately and some common examples of each!
Elements
If you think elements sound familiar, you are correctly thinking of the 118 organized in the periodic table. Tin is an example of an element!
Step-by-step explanation: