What makes something pure?

In this lesson, we will learn what makes a substance pure or impure. We will also learn to draw diagrams to represent the particles in pure and impure substances.

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What makes something pure?

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Q1.How are particles arranged in a solid?

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Q2.How do particles behave in gasses?

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Q3.How do particles behave in liquids?

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Q4.Pure substances contain only one type of particle.

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Q5.Is tap water pure or impure?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

Why we're removing unit quizzes from the website >
Quiz:

What makes something pure?

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.How are particles arranged in a solid?

1/5

Q2.How do particles behave in gasses?

2/5

Q3.How do particles behave in liquids?

3/5

Q4.Pure substances contain only one type of particle.

4/5

Q5.Is tap water pure or impure?

5/5

Lesson summary: What makes something pure?

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