: Mixtures and Compounds
Mixtures Compounds
- Elements or compounds just mix 1. Elements react to form new compounds.
together to form a mixture and no
new compound is formed. - A mixture has a variable composition. 2. The composition of each new substance
is always fixed.
3, A mixture shows the properties of the 3. The new substance has totally different
constituent substances. properties. - The constituents can be seperated 4. The constituents can be separated only
fairly easily by physical methods. by chemical or electrochemical reactions.