GCSE Science | Pure Substances

Pure substance

  • Single elements and compounds
  • Not mixed with any other substances

How to test for purity

  • Pure substances melt and boil at fixed temperatures
  • However, mixtures melt and boil over a range of temperatures.

Compounds

  • two or more elements
  • chemically combined

Mixtures

  • two or more elements
  • not chemically combined

Formulation

  • a mixture
  • designed for a useful purpose
    • paint/ alloys