General Studies Paper I · Subtopic
Chemical science foundations
Official syllabus
General Science.
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What this covers
An element contains one kind of atom; a compound has elements chemically combined in a defined composition; a mixture combines substances without that fixed chemical composition. These categories answer different questions from whether a change is physical or chemical.
Key ideas
- element
- compound
- mixture
- chemical reaction
- acids and bases