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The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 2011

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How would a chemist categorize each example <strong>of</strong> matter?<br />

1. saltwater<br />

2. soil<br />

3. water<br />

4. oxygen<br />

Solution<br />

1. Saltwater acts as if it were a single substance even though it contains two<br />

substances—salt <strong>and</strong> water. Saltwater is a homogeneous mixture, or a solution.<br />

2. Soil is composed <strong>of</strong> small pieces <strong>of</strong> a variety <strong>of</strong> materials, so it is a heterogeneous<br />

mixture.<br />

3. Water is a substance; more specifically, because water is composed <strong>of</strong> hydrogen <strong>and</strong><br />

oxygen, it is a compound.<br />

4. Oxygen, a substance, is an element.<br />

SKILL-BUILDING EXERCISE<br />

How would a chemist categorize each example <strong>of</strong> matter?<br />

1. c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />

2. hydrogen<br />

3. an egg<br />

Phases<br />

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books<br />

Saylor.org<br />

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