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Science
Quarter 1 Module 4
Pure Substances and Mixtures Part 1
Science Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 Module 4: Pure Substances and Mixtures Part 1
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 1 Module 4
Pure Substances and Mixtures Part 1
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Pure

Substances and Mixtures Part 1!

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 What I Need to Know
Many things around you are mixtures. Some are solid like brass and rocks,
liquid like seawater and fruit juices, or gases like air. Mixtures is just one of the two
classes of matter. The other of which is the substance. Based on differences in
behaviour under certain conditions, they should be able to distinguish one from the
other.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. distinguish mixtures from substances based on a set of properties. (S7MT-Ie-
f-4);
2. differentiate compound from mixture;
3. prepare a medicinal mixture
4. show willingness in performing the individual task at home.

Before going on, check how much you know about this topic.
Answer the pre-test on the next page on a separate sheet of paper.

What I Know
Directions: Read carefully each item. Use a separate sheet of paper for your
answers. Write only the letter of the best answer for each question.
1. At sea level, an odourless and colorless materials boils at 100 oC and freezes at
00C. What inference can be drawn from this observation?
A. The material is a metal
B. The material is a non-metal
C. The material is a mixture
D. The material is a pure substance
2. Table salt is made up of two elements, sodium and chlorine. Sodium is a very
reactive metal. Once you have placed even a pea- size of this metal in water, a
violent reaction occurs. On the other hand chlorine exists as a gas. It is used as
a poisonous chemical weapon during the war. But when a chemical change
between the two takes place, it would form a new and non-poisonous substance
known as sodium chloride. Which of the following DOES NOT correctly describe
this observation?
A. Sodium and chlorine are both substances while sodium chloride is a
mixture.
B. Sodium, chlorine and sodium chloride have fixed melting and boiling
points.
C. Sodium chloride can be further broken down into simpler substance.

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 D. All the three materials are substances
3. A student investigates the nature of an unknown substance. He decided to heat
up a sample of a blue green powder and eventually it turned into colorless gas
and a black solid. All these materials are substances. What was the nature of the
original substance?
A. Mixture, because it is homogeneous.
B. Mixture because the materials contains two or more substance.
C. Compound, because heating the sample produced two different
substances.
D. Element, because the original sample can be further divided into
simpler substance.
4. Sugar is heated in a test tube until it is completely changed into a black mass
and droplets of water. This experiment indicates that sugar is__________.
A. A compound
B. An element
C. A heterogeneous mixture
D. A solution
5. A clear colorless liquid boils sharply at 90.5 0C. It dissolves in alcohol and burns
when ignited. Analysis reveals that it has a definite composition: 92% carbon and
8.00% hydrogen by mass. Which property of the liquid establishes it as pure
substance and not a mixture?
A. It is clear and colorless
B. It is a liquid and burn
C. It dissolves alcohol and burns
D. It boils constantly and has a definite composition
6. Which statement is NOT TRUE regarding pure substance?
A. Pure substances are homogeneous.
B. Pure substances boil and melt at a particular temperature.
C. Pure substances are made up of only one kind of element.
D. Pure substances can be further broken down into simpler substances.
7. Joseph wants to compare the chemical properties of two substances. In doing it
he prepared two flasks containing the substances and labelledthem liquid A and
liquid B. He monitored the boiling points of the liquids and found that the boiling
points were 1000C for substance A and 1100C-1120C for liquid B. How would you
classify the two liquids?
A. Liquid A is a pure substance while Liquid B is a mixture
B. Liquids A and B contain two or more atoms that are chemically bonded.
C. Liquid A has a fixed boiling point while liquid B has varying boiling
points.
D. Liquid A maybe homogenous or heterogeneous but substance B is not.
8. Seawater is a mixture made up of salts and water. Which of the following
statements BEST describes seawater?
A. Seawater has components that are chemically combined.
B. Seawater has components that are strongly bonded to one another.
C. Seawater cannot be filtered and it shows a single physical appearance.

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 D. Seawater shows the different physical characteristics of the
components.
9. Which of the following statements distinguishes pure substances from mixtures?
A. Can be separated by physical means.
B. Consists of two or more kinds of matter
C. Have no specific solubility and densities
D. Have constant boiling temperature and melting temperature.
10. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods while pure substances cannot
be separated. Which of the following groups contain only pure substances?
A. Air, methane, sodium chloride
B. Iron, ethanol, calcium fluoride
C. Ammonia, vinegar and silicon
D. Carbon dioxide, air and water

How did you find the pre-test? What was your score? If you got 10 items
correctly you may skip the module, but of your score is 9 and below, you
must proceed with the module.
Have fun learning!

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 Module PURE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES
4 Part 1

Directions: Below is an activity for you to recall what you have learned in the
module 3.
Given are common compounds and its chemical formula, identify the different
elements that composed each compound. Give the symbol and name. A sample is
provided for you
Matter Chemical COMPONENTS
Formula
Ex. Ascorbic C6H8O6 C- H- 0-
acid (Vit. C) Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen
1. Table NaCl
Salt
2. Baking NaHCO3
Soda
3. Egg Shell CaCO3
4. Sugar C12H22O11
5. Water H2O

For you to understand the lesson well, do the following activities as

instructed. Have you mind activity below. Have fun and good luck.

Distinguishing Pure Substance from Mixtures

To differentiate further these two basic types of matter, I would like to present
to you data representing an activity on boiling point and melting point of a substance
and mixtures. Data are given since laboratory thermometer is not available at home.

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 Boiling Temperature Test Data
Matter/Liquid Temperature at the start Temperature (0C) after
of boiling (0C) 30s 60s 90s
Rain or distilled 100 100 100 100
water
(Pure Substance)
Salt-water Greater than 100 101 105 102
(Mixture)

Directions: Answer the following questions. Use a separate sheet of paper for your
answers.
Question 1: What did you observe about the temperature during boiling of a pure
substance? mixture?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Question 2: Based on their boiling temperatures how can you differentiate a pure
substance from a mixture?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Melting Temperature Test Data

Time when heat was first applied: 11:01:40
Matter/Solid Time when solid Time when all solid Difference in time
starts to melt has melted between start and
end of melting
Benzoic Acid 11:08:05 11:08:43 0:38
(Pure Substance)
Naphthalene 11:01:45 11:02:23 0:38
(Pure Substance)
Benzoic Acid & 11:02:35 11:05:02 2:25
Naphthalene
(Mixture)
Candle Wax 11:02:12 11:03:45 1:33
(Mixture)

Directions: Answer the following questions. Use a separate sheet of paper for your
answer.
Question 3: Which solid takes a short time to melt? Which solid takes a long time to
melt?

_____________________________________________________________

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Question 4: State a method of differentiating a pure substance from a mixture?
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

What is It

Pure Substances

When we speak of a pure substance, we are speaking of something that

contains only one kind of matter. This can either be one single element or one single
compound, but every sample of this substance that you examine must contain
exactly the same thing with a fixed, definite set of properties.

*Note: pure oxygen gas consists of molecules but it is still considered an element,
rather than a compound, as the molecules are made up of a single type of element.
Compounds are made up of one or more element.

Mixtures

If we take two or more pure substances and mix them together, we refer to
this as a mixture. Mixtures can always be separated again into component pure
substances, because bonding among the atoms of the constituent substances does
not occur in a mixture.
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures
Many things around you are mixtures. Some are solid like brass and rocks,
liquids like seawater and fruit juices, or gases like air. Mixtures contain two or more
components. These components may vary in size. The variation in size may tell
whether a mixture is homogeneous or heterogeneous.
A chemical system that is uniform throughout a system is a homogeneous
matter. A solution is an example of this type because it is composed of two or more
substances that are uniformly distributed throughout the system.
Homogeneous mixtures fall under homogeneous matter. Examples of these
are air, soft drinks, gasoline, and salt solutions. They appear to be uniform
throughout but when seen through a microscope, no particles seem to be moving.
Hence, they show only one phase. A phase refers to a region in a chemical system
with properties distinctly different from those of the neighboring regions. For
example, solid liquid and gas phases exist with properties distinctly different from
each other. Ice floating on water on has ice (solid) and water (liquid) phases. It has
two observable phases.
A chemical system that is not evenly distributed throughout the system is a
heterogeneous matter. It is a heterogeneous mixture because it is composed of two

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or more substances that are physically distinct from one another. Each of the
substances present retains its individual properties. Soil and halo-halo are examples
of heterogeneous mixtures. You can physically identify the banana, camote,
gulaman, and other ingredients that make up a glass of halo-halo. Even while
blended together, the components in halo retain their properties. Ice floating in a
glass of water, and grains of rice in water are also examples of heterogeneous
mixtures. All of them have distinct phases.
Compounds versus Mixtures
Both compounds and mixtures are composed of two or more substances, but
they are not the same. A major difference between the two is that in compounds, the
elements are bonded chemically and can be separated only chemically. The
constituents of a mixture, however, are only mixed physically. They can be
separated by simple physical means. For example you can crush, boil, or vaporize

other hand, if you have salt mixed in with sand, you can identify the particles of sand
from the particles of salt even without using a magnifying glass. You can separate
the salt from the sand by adding water. After the salt dissolves, and washes away,
the sand is left behind. When the salty water dries up, the salt is left behind too.
Another difference between compounds and mixtures is that the properties of
a compound are very much different from those of the elements that make it up.
Water, a liquid at room temperature, is made up of two gases: oxygen and hydrogen.
The properties of a mixture are related to those of the constituents. Salt and sand
are coarse, gritty. A combination of these would result in a coarse, gritty and salty
mixture.
Finally, elements combine in specific and fixed proportions to make up
compounds. In water, each molecule contains exactly one oxygen atom and
hydrogen atoms. Mixtures, however, do not have such fixed combinations. An
example of a mixture is a coffee. You can make coffee in many different proportions
of water, coffee, sugar and cream. The table below summarizes the differences
between compounds and mixtures.
Comparison between compounds and mixtures
Compounds Mixtures
Composed of two or more chemically Composed of two or more physically
combined substances combined substances
Properties of the substances are not the Properties of the substances are retained
same as those of the compound in the mixture
Substances combine in definite or fixed Amounts of combined substances vary
proportions

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 Here are some enrichment activities for you to work on to master
and strengthen the basic concepts you have learned from this
lesson.

Enrichment 1- Where Do I Belong

Pure Substances Mixtures

NaCl(salt) vinegar gold C12H22O11(suga r)

copper milk H2O(water) silver
air dextrose carbon dioxide(CO2), soy sauce
kalamansi juice NaHCO(baking soda) C5H8NO4Na(monosodium glutamate)

Enrichment 2
Identify the following mixtures as to homogeneous and heterogeneous.
1. Water and alcohol
2. Mineral water
3. Dinuguan
4. 18k bracelet
5. Marbles and beads
6. Concrete
7. Starch and water
8. Blood
9. Balloon filled with hydrogen
10.Fish in a bowl with water
11.Filtered kalamansi juice
12.Chicken Arroz Caldo

Enrichment 3

_____1. H20: Compound

_____2. NaCl: Mixture
_____3. 18K necklace: Compound
_____4. Soy sauce: Compound
_____5. Baking soda: compound
_____6. CO2: mixture
_____7. Steel: mixture
_____8. Ferrous sulfate(FeSO4): Compound
_____9. Vinegar: Mixture
____10. Ink : mixture

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 What I Have Learned
Directions: Summarize what you have learned from the lesson and activities by
filling the blanks below. Using the words provided in the box.

Constant distinct fixed heterogeneous

Higher homogeneous melting one
pure substance two uniformly

Pure substances are matter that contains only (1) ___kind of matter.
This can either be (2)___ single element or (3) ___single compound. It has a
(4)_______boiling point and sharp (5)_________point. (6)_________ can be
an element or compound.
Mixtures is a physical combination of (7)____ or more
(8)_____________. Its boiling temperature is (9)_______compared to pure
substance. It does not have a (10)______proportions inorder to combine.
Mixtures can be (11)__________or (12)_________. It is homogeneous
if the substances are (13) ________distributed throughout. It is
heterogeneous if the substances are physically (14) _________from one
another.

What I Can Do

Preparation of Mixtures
Some medicinal mixtures can be prepared even at home. Filipino scientists
have discovered the medicinal values of many Philippine plants. Among these are
hibiscus or gumamela, malunggay, garlic, ginger, sambong or camphor, mimosa or
makahiya, tamarind or sampalok, camachile, llagundi and yerba Buena. The active
ingredients, of these plants can be extracted, purified, and used in many medicinal
preparations.
Since commercial medicines are too expensive, it is advisable to prepare
herbal medicines at home for common ailments like cough and colds syrup. A
decoction is a medicinal preparation made by boiling a medicinal plant in water.
Boiling extracts the curative ingredients from plants . The SLK decoction is an

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effective substitute for expensive medicines for cough and colds. Today you are
going to prepare a medicinal mixture.
ACTIVITY: PREPARATION OF DECOCTION: SLK
Materials:
Fresh sampalok leaves cooking stove/
Small piece of ginger (luy-a) rhizome ladle or spoon
Fresh kalamansi leaves drinking cup
Water small kettle
Procedure:
A. Wash the leaves of sampalok and kalamansi to remove dirt
B. Peel a small piece of ginger. Wash and pound it.
C. Mix an equal number of sampalok and kalamansi leaves. (You may use 4 to 9
leaves of each kind). Add the ginger and 1 glass of water.
D. Apply heat to the mixture until the volume of the liquid is half its original
volume. Remove the leaves using the ladle or spoon. You now have your own
SLK (sampalok, luy-a, kalamansi) decoction. This may be taken for the
treatment of cough and colds.

Very well done! You are now ready to take your post-test. You
may again go over the lessons and activities to review for the
final assessment.
God bless!

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which statement is NOT TRUE regarding pure substance?
A. Pure substances are homogeneous.
B. Pure substances boil and melt at a particular temperature.
C. Pure substances are made up of only one kind of element.
D. Pure substances can be further broken down into simpler substances.
2. Joseph wants to compare the chemical properties of two substances. In doing it
he prepared two flasks containing the substances and labelledthem liquid A and
liquid B. He monitored the boiling points of the liquids and found that the boiling
points were 1000C for substance A and 1100C-1120C for liquid B. How would you
classify the two liquids?
A. Liquid A is a pure substance while Liquid B is a mixture
B. Liquids A and B contain two or more atoms that are chemically bonded.
C. Liquid A has a fixed boiling point while liquid B has varying boiling points.
D. Liquid A maybe homogenous oe heterogeneous but substance B is not.
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3. Seawater is a mixture made up of salts and water. Which of the following
statements BEST describes seawater?
A. Seawater has components that are chemically combined.
B. Seawater has components that are strongly bonded to one another.
C. Seawater cannot be filtered and it shows a single physical appearance.
D. Seawater shows the different physical characteristics of the components.
4. Which of the following statements distinguishes pure substances from mixtures?
A. Can be separated by physical means.
B. Consists of two or more kinds of matter
C. Have no specific solubility and densities
D. Have constant boiling temperature and melting temperature.
5. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods while pure substances cannot
be separated. Which of the following groups contain only pure substances?
A. Air, methane, sodium chloride
B. Iron, ethanol, calcium fluoride
C. Ammonia, vinegar and silicon
6. Carbon dioxide, air and water At sea level, an odourless and colorless materials
boils at 100oC and freezes at 00C. What inference can be drawn from this
observation?
A. The material is a metal
B. The material is a non-metal
C. The material is a mixture
D. The material is a pure substance
7. Table salt is made up of two elements, sodium and chlorine. Sodium is a very
reactive metal. Once you have placed even a pea- size of this metal in water, a
violent reaction occurs. On the other hand chlorine exists as a gas. It is used as
a poisonous chemical weapon during the war. But when a chemical change
between the two takes place, it would form a new and non-poisonous substance
known as sodium chloride. Which of the following DOES NOT correctly describe
this observation?
A. Sodium and chlorine are both substances while sodium chloride is a
mixture.
B. Sodium, chlorine and sodium chloride have fixed melting and boiling
points.
C. Sodium chloride can be further broken down into simpler substance.
D. All the three materials are substances
8. A student investigates the nature of an unknown substance. He decided to heat
up a sample of a blue green powder and eventually it turned into colorless gas
and a black solid. All these materials are substances. What was the nature of the
original substance?
A. Mixture, because it is homogeneous.
B. Mixture because the materials contains two or more substance.
C. Compound, because heating the sample produced two different
substances.
D. Element, because the original sample can be further divided into simpler
substance.

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9. Sugar is heated in a test tube until it is completely changed into a black mass
and droplets of water. This experiment indicates that sugar is__________.
A. A compound
B. An element
C. A heterogeneous mixture
D. A solution
10. A clear colorless liquid boils sharply at 90.50C. It dissolves in alcohol and burns
when ignited. Analysis reveals that it has a definite composition: 92% carbon and
8.00% hydrogen by mass. Which property of the liquid establishes it as pure
substance and not a mixture?
A. It is clear and colorless
B. It is a liquid and burn
C. It dissolves alcohol and burns
D. It boils constantly and has a definite composition

Great Job! You are almost done with this module.

Additional Activities

Directions: Roam around your house and at your backyard.

Observe and record matters around you. List down 10 homogeneous matter, 10
heterogeneous matter and 5 compounds.

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 END OF THE MODULE
Congratulations for
accomplishing this module!
You are now aware of
substances and mixtures.
Are you ready to explore more
on mixtures?

Before you return this module to your teacher, kindly copy and fill out the Self- rating
table adapted from Valdoz (2017).

How much did this module Fair Good Excellent

help you? (5 points) (8 points) (10 points)
Distinguish mixtures from
substances based on the set of
properties
Differentiate compound from
mixture
Prepare a medicinal mixture
Show willingness in performing
the individual task at home

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