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PROBLEM SET 2.1: CLASSIFYING MATTER
HOMOGENEOUS VS. HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES
Classify the following types of matter as either homogeneous mixtures or heterogeneous mixtures.
Sample
homogeneous or
heterogeneous
Sample
carbonated soft drink
with bubbles
air with smog
chocolate chip ice cream
paint
Italian salad dressing
rubbing alcohol
corn syrup
full fat milk
soil
beach sand
aluminum foil
pure air
black coffee
chunky spaghetti sauce
homogeneous or
heterogeneous
sugar water
PURE SUBSTANCES VS. MIXTURES
Classify the following as pure substances (element or compound) or mixtures.
Sample
pure substance
(element/compound)
or mixture
Sample
sodium
iron
water
salt water
soil
chocolate chip ice cream
coffee
nitrogen
oxygen
eggs
isopropyl alcohol
blood
carbon dioxide
table salt
cake batter
nail polish
air
milk
chicken noodle soup
soda
pure substance
(element/compound)
or mixture
CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER
Place an X in the appropriate categories for the substance listed below. All substances will have an X in
multiple columns.
Substance
lead metal
table salt
(NaCl)
Kool-Aid
vegetable
soup
oxygen gas
distilled water
concrete
pure gold
brass metal
flat 7-Up
soda
raw egg
(cracked)
air
pure iron
iron rust
dirt
baking soda
Heterogeneous
Homogeneou
s
Pure
Substance
Solution
Element
Compound
Mixture