Elements, compounds and mixtures · तत्व, यौगिक और मिश्रण

Iron, water or air? One kind of atom, joined chemically, or just mixed?

Elements, compounds and mixtures games

	Element तत्व	Compound यौगिक	Mixture मिश्रण
Made of	One kind of atom	Two or more elements joined chemically	Two or more substances just mixed
Ratio	—	Fixed (water: H₂O)	Any amount
Properties	Its own	New — different from its elements	Each part keeps its own
Separate by	Cannot be broken down simply	Chemical methods only	Physical methods (filter, magnet, evaporate)
Examples	Iron, oxygen, gold, carbon	Water, salt, sugar, CO₂	Air, soil, sea water, brass

Elements and compounds are pure substances; a mixture is not. Also see the periodic table, separation of substances and solution, suspension, colloid.

Goes with NCERT Science Class 6–9.

A one-page chart to stick on the wall, and a worksheet to practise.

	Element तत्व	Compound यौगिक	Mixture मिश्रण
Made of	One kind of atom	Two or more elements joined chemically	Two or more substances just mixed
Ratio	—	Fixed (water: H₂O)	Any amount
Properties	Its own	New — different from its elements	Each part keeps its own
Separate by	Cannot be broken down simply	Chemical methods only	Physical methods (filter, magnet, evaporate)
Examples	Iron, oxygen, gold, carbon	Water, salt, sugar, CO₂	Air, soil, sea water, brass

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Name: ____________________ Class: ______ Date: __________

1. Write E, C or M: oxygen ___ salt ___ air ___ brass ___ water ___ gold ___

2. Give two differences between a compound and a mixture: ____________

3. How would you separate iron filings from sand? ____________

4. Why is water a compound and not a mixture? ____________

5. Name three elements you use at home: ____________

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