Examples of Chemical and chemical changes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X328AWaJXvI
Law of conservation of mass: States that ordinary chemical and physical changes, mass is not created or destroyed but is only transformed into different substances
How can matter be classified?
Atoms are the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
The substances can be classified into one of the three major classes of matter: elements, compounds and mixtures.
An element is made up of one or more of the same kind of atom chemically combined.
A compound is made up of different kinds of atoms chemically combined. Compounds have different properties from the elements that make them up.
A mixture contains a variety of elements and compounds that are not chemically combinedwith each other.
What are pure substances?
A pure substance is a substance that has definite physical and chemical properties such as melting point, appearance and reactivity.Elements and compounds are pure substances.
How can compounds be classified?
By their pHAs Organic and Inorganic
By their role in the body
What are mixtures?
Are a combination of two or more substances that are combined physically but not chemically. They are classified in:Heterogeneous: mixture is one that doesnt have a uniform composition.
Homogeneous: is a mixture that has a uniform composition.