Pure Substances


 
 
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Pure Substances

Matter can be broadly classified into two major groups " Pure" and "Impure". In chemistry, a pure substance is the one which is made of only one type of constituent particles. On the basis of purity all matter can be classified into two types :- Pure substance and Mixture.

Pure Substance: 

A substance is called pure when it contains molecules of only one kind. Each particle of the substance has the same unique property. For example; distilled water is pure water as each drop of it contains nothing but water. In chemistry when we say a substance is pure, it means that the substance is made up of only one type of constituent particles. A pure substance consists of a single type of particles. In other words, a substance is a pure single form of matter.

A pure substance has a constant composition. Water, for example, is always 88.81% oxygen by weight. Pure substances also have constant chemical and physical properties. Foe eg:- Water freezes at exactly 0^{circ}C and boils at exactly 100^{circ}C at atmospheric pressure. This shows that composition  and properties of a pure substance are the same regardless of where it is found.

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Question : 1

___________________ of the following is pure substance.

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Pure substances mainly have a constant or uniform composition throughout.

(b) Pure substances are mostly homogeneous in nature containing only one type of atoms or molecules.

(c) Pure substances have fixed boiling and melting points.

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Which of the following is not a pure substance?

Right Option : C
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