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Define a) pure substances b) elements c) compounds d) metals e)non-metals,metalloids and mixture

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Answered by Anonymous
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Pure substance :--Pure substances are those substances which are composed of the same type of particles or molecules.
They can be further classified as Elements or Compounds.Example of pure substances are:gold, silver, copper, water etc.
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Elements:--A substance that cannot be broken down to simpler substances is called a element.
phosphorus (P4) and sulfur (S8) are examples of elements.
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Compounds:--A compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements, which is chemically combined, meaning that it could only be split by chemical means.
Examples:-- NaCl is salt, chemically combined of Sodium and Chloride.

- H2O is water, chemically combined of Hydrogen and oxygen.
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Non-metals:- - Non metals are dull,non lustrous and brittle and do not reflect light eg - carbo, oxygen etc
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Metalloids:--These are the elements, intermediate in properties between metal and non-metals ..... eg - Boron, silicon etc
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Mixture::--Mixture is obtained when two or mord substances mixed together in such a way that they do not lose their own properties
eg:--water vapours.
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