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Atoms and Mixtures Worksheet

A science team is checking samples from a coastal clean-up. Use the particle models and clues to identify atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures. Remember: a particle model is a simplified way to show what matter is made of.

Inside an atom

Atoms contain three main subatomic particles. Protons and neutrons are in the nucleus; electrons occupy the space around it. Protons have a positive charge, neutrons have no charge, and electrons have a negative charge.

1.Name the positively charged particle and the particle with no charge.
2.Which statement about atoms is correct?
  • Electrons are found in the nucleus.
  • The nucleus contains protons and neutrons.
  • Neutrons have a negative charge.
  • Every atom has the same number of protons.
3.An atom has 8 protons, 8 neutrons and 8 electrons. How many protons would an atom of the same element have? Explain briefly.

Read the particle models

Each symbol represents an atom. Atoms joined by a line are bonded together. Different letters represent different elements.

Sample A ○ ○ ○ ○ All particles are separate atoms of the same element.

Sample B ○—● ○—● ○—● Each particle has two different atoms bonded together.

Sample C ○ ●—● ○—● Different kinds of particles are present together.

4.Classify Sample A as an element, compound or mixture. Give one clue from its model.
5.Classify Sample B as an element, compound or mixture. Explain what the joined symbols show.
6.Classify Sample C. Why is it not a single compound?

Mixtures in the clean-up

Some samples collected near the coast need sorting. Think about whether the substances are bonded and which physical methods could separate them.

7.Fruit salad contains pieces of different fruits. Is it an element, a compound or a mixture? Explain how you know.
8.A beaker contains sand, salt and water. Describe a sequence of physical steps that could separate the sand from the salt, and then recover the salt.
9.True or false: In a compound, atoms of different elements are chemically bonded in a fixed arrangement; in a mixture, substances are physically together and can often be separated by physical methods.
TrueFalse
10.A sample contains iron filings mixed with small pieces of plastic. Suggest one separation method and explain why it would work.

3 printable pages

  • Atom structure model and questions about protons, neutrons and electrons.

    Page 1

  • Particle models for identifying an element, a compound and a mixture.

    Page 2

  • Coastal clean-up mixture challenge with separation equipment and written questions.

    Page 3

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