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1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

1. Intro to General Chemistry

Classification of Matter

General Chemistry

1. Intro to General Chemistry

Classification of Matter

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Which particle diagram best represents a mixture of an element and a compound?

A diagram showing molecules made of only one type of atom.

A diagram showing separate atoms of one type and molecules made of two different types of atoms.

A diagram showing only atoms of one type.

A diagram showing only molecules made of two different types of atoms.

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Understand the definitions: An element consists of only one type of atom, while a compound consists of molecules made of two or more different types of atoms chemically bonded together.

Identify what a mixture is: A mixture contains two or more substances (elements or compounds) physically combined but not chemically bonded, so their particles remain separate.

Analyze the particle diagrams: A diagram showing only one type of atom represents a pure element, and a diagram showing only molecules made of two different types of atoms represents a pure compound.

Recognize that a mixture of an element and a compound must show both separate atoms of one type (element) and molecules made of two different types of atoms (compound) in the same diagram.

Conclude that the correct particle diagram for a mixture of an element and a compound is the one showing separate atoms of one type alongside molecules made of two different types of atoms.