InterviewSolution
Saved Bookmarks
InterviewSolution
| 1. |
Explain compound and a mixture with a suitable example |
| Answer» <html><body><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compounds-927010" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPOUNDS">COMPOUNDS</a></strong> are substances formed by the chemical reaction between two or more elements. It combines only in a specific <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/proportion-1170266" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PROPORTION">PROPORTION</a> as it has a definite composition. They are <strong>pure</strong> substances. </p><p><strong>Examples</strong>: </p><p>1. <em><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/water-1449333" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WATER">WATER</a></em>- a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/combination-922669" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMBINATION">COMBINATION</a> of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.</p><p><em>Carbon dioxide-</em> a combination of carbon and oxygen.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mixtures</strong> are substances formed by the combination of various substances but not in any specific proportion as they have a variable composition. They are <strong>impure</strong> substances. </p><p><strong>Examples</strong>: </p><p>1. <em>Sugar solution</em>- a combination of two compounds, sugar and water.</p><p>2. <em><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/air-852233" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AIR">AIR</a></em>- a combination of many gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc. </p><p></p><p></p></body></html> | |