Classification of Matter

What is matter?

• Anything that is pure.

• Anything you can see or hold.

• Anything that is a solid, liquid, or gas.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

All matter is either a ___________ or a _________________.

• Element or compound.

• Pure substance or mixture

• Mixture or compound.

• Pure substance or solution.

The type of matter that can only be broken down chemically and has a constant composition.

• Pure Substance

• Mixture

• Alloy

• Heterogenous mixture

Pure substances are divided into

• Heterogeneous and compound

• Element and Mixture

• Homogenous and heterogeneous

• Elements and compounds

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler parts.

• Element

• Compound

• Homogenous mixture

• Heterogenous mixture

A pure substance that can be broken down into simpler parts.

• Element

• Compound

• Homogeneous mixture

• Heterogeneous mixtures

This type of element is conductive for heat and electricity.

• Metal

• Metalloid

• Non-metal

This type of element is not conductive for heat and electricity.

• Metal

• Metalloid

• Non-metal

This type of element contains characteristics or the other types of elements.

• Metal

• Metalloid

• Non-metal

The type of compound that will contain a metal and a non-metal.

• Ionic

• Molecular