Question

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words (a) An element is made up of only one kind of ........................
(b) Brine is a ........................ whereas alcohol is a ........................
(c) Brass is an alloy which is considered a ............................
(d) The three important metalloids are ................., .................. and ...................\
(e) The elements which are sonorous are called ..........................

Answer 1

Explanation:

1.ATOMS

2.AQOUES SOLUTION OF NACL

3.DONT KNOW

4.CU + ZN

5.GERMANIUM SILICON ANTIMONY

6.SONOROUS

Answer 2

(a) atoms; (b) mixture; compound; (c) mixture; (d) boron; silicon; germanium; e) metals .

Explanation:

• Atoms make an element. It is to be noted that an element is made of only one type of atom. Alcohol is a compound, whereas brine is a mixture.
• An example for an alloy is brass, which is considered a mixture. Example for three metalloids are silicon, boron and germanium. The sonorous elements are called metals.