Types of Matter

There are 3 types of matter

Element

Compounds

Mixtures

Made up of only one kind of atom

Example; Iron. Made up of atoms of iron

Example; Gold. Made up of atoms of gold

Two different elements combine together to make compound.

The amount of different elements are always fixed.

Example; Water. H2O. Two atoms of hydrogen always combines with one atom of Oxygen to form water. This ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen is always the same.

Example : Table Salt. NaCl. (Na = Sodium, Cl = Chlorine ). 1 atom of the element Sodium combines with 1 atom of the element Chlorine to form Table Salt. This ratio of Sodium (Na) to Chlorine ( Cl ) is always the same.

Formed by simply mixing two or more substances, elements or compounds

For example, Lemonade. It is made by simply mixing lemon juice, water and sugar in different proportions. There is no fixed amount of the ingredients.

In a mixture, the amount of substances are not always fixed.