Form 1 Science

Mixture and Compound

Title: Mixtures and compounds
Aim: To show the differences between a mixture and a compound.
Apparatus and materials: Iron filings, sulphur powder, spatula, evaporating dish, magnet, wire gauze,
tripod stand, Bunsen burner

Preparing a mixture: Put one spatula of iron filings and one spatula of sulphur powder into and
evaporating dish and mix them together.

Preparing a compound: Put one spatula of iron filings and one spatula of sulphur powder into and
evaporating dish and mix them together. Then heat the mixture.

Activity Observation
Mixture Compound
1. Observe and record the colour of the
substance.

Can the components of the substance

be seen?

2. Wrap a magnet with a piece of tissue

paper and tie it with a rubber band.
Bring the magnet near the substance.
What do you observe?

magnet

3. Put some of the substance into a test

tube containing water. What do you
observe?

Water

4. Put a few drops of dilute hydrochloric

acid onto the substance. What do you
observe?

Dilute
hydrochloric
acid

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 Form 1 Science
Mixture and Compound
A. Complete the graphic organizer to show the differences between a mixture and a compound.

MIXTURE COMPOUND

Properties of components

Heat energy involved

Combination of components

Ratio of components

Separation of components

B. Classify the following substances into mixtures and compounds.

Petrol Carbon dioxide Water Methane Ink

Syrup Air Salt Alcohol Sea water

MIXTURES COMPOUNDS

1. ___________________ 1. _____________________
__
2. _____________________
2. ___________________
__ 3. _____________________

3. ___________________ 4. _____________________
__
5. _____________________
4. ___________________
__

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