Monthly Student Online Competition

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures MCQs with Answers

Which of the following is an element?
A) Gold
B) Water
C) Salt
D) Sugar

Answer
A) Gold

What type of mixture is salad dressing (oil and vinegar)?
A) Emulsion
B) Solution
C) Alloy
D) Suspension

Answer
A) Emulsion

Which of the following compounds is composed of hydrogen and oxygen?
A) Water
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Sodium chloride
D) Methane

Answer
A) Water

Which term describes a mixture where the composition is uniform throughout?
A) Homogeneous mixture
B) Heterogeneous mixture
C) Compound
D) Element

Answer
A) Homogeneous mixture

Which of the following is a compound?
A) Oxygen
B) Helium
C) Sodium chloride
D) Argon

Answer
C) Sodium chloride

What is the main difference between a compound and a mixture?
A) A compound has a fixed composition; a mixture does not
B) A mixture has a fixed composition; a compound does not
C) A compound can be separated by physical means; a mixture cannot
D) A mixture is a pure substance; a compound is not

Answer
A) A compound has a fixed composition; a mixture does not

Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?
A) Salad
B) Salt water
C) Air
D) Vinegar

Answer
A) Salad

What is the basic unit of an element?
A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Compound
D) Mixture

Answer
A) Atom

Which of the following is a mixture of metals?
A) Alloy
B) Solution
C) Compound
D) Element

Answer
A) Alloy

Which of the following substances is an example of a chemical compound?
A) Table salt
B) Air
C) Sand
D) Milk

Answer
A) Table salt

Which process is used to separate a mixture of sand and salt?
A) Filtration and evaporation
B) Distillation
C) Chromatography
D) Magnetism

Answer
A) Filtration and evaporation

Which of the following elements is a metal?
A) Iron
B) Neon
C) Chlorine
D) Sulfur

Answer
A) Iron

What type of mixture is air?
A) Homogeneous mixture
B) Heterogeneous mixture
C) Compound
D) Solution

Answer
A) Homogeneous mixture

Which of the following is a characteristic of a mixture?
A) The components can be separated by physical means
B) It has a fixed composition
C) It is chemically combined
D) It forms a new substance

Answer
A) The components can be separated by physical means

Which of the following compounds is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
A) Glucose
B) Sodium chloride
C) Iron oxide
D) Ammonia

Answer
A) Glucose

Which term describes a mixture where the different components can be seen?
A) Heterogeneous mixture
B) Homogeneous mixture
C) Compound
D) Solution

Answer
A) Heterogeneous mixture

Which of the following is a property of elements?
A) They cannot be broken down into simpler substances
B) They can be separated into simpler substances by physical means
C) They are always mixtures
D) They are always compounds

Answer
A) They cannot be broken down into simpler substances

What type of mixture is a suspension?
A) Heterogeneous
B) Homogeneous
C) Solution
D) Alloy

Answer
A) Heterogeneous

Which substance is composed of two or more elements chemically combined?
A) Compound
B) Mixture
C) Element
D) Solution

Answer
A) Compound

What is an example of a mixture that is separated by chromatography?
A) Ink
B) Salt
C) Gold
D) Sugar

Answer
A) Ink

Which of the following is an example of a pure substance?
A) Water
B) Salad
C) Air
D) Gravel

Answer
A) Water

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of compounds?
A) They have a fixed composition
B) They can be separated by physical means
C) They have unique properties different from their constituent elements
D) They are chemically combined

Answer
B) They can be separated by physical means

What type of mixture is chocolate milk?
A) Homogeneous mixture
B) Heterogeneous mixture
C) Compound
D) Solution

Answer
A) Homogeneous mixture

Which of the following is an example of a solution?
A) Sugar dissolved in water
B) Salad
C) Sand mixed with gravel
D) Oil and water

Answer
A) Sugar dissolved in water

What is the term for a substance that is made up of only one type of atom?
A) Element
B) Compound
C) Mixture
D) Solution

Answer
A) Element

Which method is used to separate a liquid mixture into its individual components?
A) Distillation
B) Filtration
C) Magnetism
D) Centrifugation

Answer
A) Distillation

What type of mixture is milk?
A) Colloid
B) Solution
C) Suspension
D) Alloy

Answer
A) Colloid

Which of the following is a common property of mixtures?
A) They can be separated by physical methods
B) They always have a fixed ratio of components
C) They are chemically bonded
D) They form a new substance

Answer
A) They can be separated by physical methods

What is the smallest unit of a compound that retains the properties of that compound?
A) Molecule
B) Atom
C) Mixture
D) Element

Answer
A) Molecule

Which of the following is NOT a method for separating mixtures?
A) Filtration
B) Distillation
C) Electrolysis
D) Magnetism

Answer
C) Electrolysis

Which of the following is an example of a chemical element in its pure form?
A) Helium
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Table salt
D) Alcohol

Answer
A) Helium

Which of the following is an example of a compound with a chemical formula?
A) Water
B) Air
C) Soil
D) Sand

Answer
A) Water

Which mixture has particles that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye?
A) Suspension
B) Solution
C) Colloid
D) Alloy

Answer
A) Suspension

What type of mixture is formed when a solute is dissolved in a solvent?
A) Solution
B) Suspension
C) Colloid
D) Alloy

Answer
A) Solution

Which of the following is a method used to separate components of a mixture based on their different boiling points?
A) Distillation
B) Filtration
C) Centrifugation
D) Chromatography

Answer
A) Distillation

Which of the following substances is a mixture?
A) Air
B) Water
C) Sodium chloride
D) Glucose

Answer
A) Air

Which process can be used to separate a mixture of sand and salt?
A) Dissolving and filtering
B) Distillation
C) Chromatography
D) Electrophoresis

Answer
A) Dissolving and filtering

What is a common example of a homogeneous mixture?
A) Saltwater
B) Fruit salad
C) Soil
D) Oil and water

Answer
A) Saltwater

Which of the following mixtures is an example of a colloid?
A) Milk
B) Saltwater
C) Salad
D) Sand

Answer
A) Milk

What is the term for a mixture in which one substance is evenly distributed throughout another?
A) Solution
B) Suspension
C) Alloy
D) Compound

Answer
A) Solution

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?
A) Neon
B) Oxygen
C) Sodium
D) Iron

Answer
A) Neon

What is the term for a substance that is a mixture of different elements and compounds?
A) Alloy
B) Solution
C) Compound
D) Element

Answer
A) Alloy

Which process would you use to separate a mixture of iron filings and sulfur powder?
A) Magnetism
B) Filtration
C) Distillation
D) Chromatography

Answer
A) Magnetism

What type of mixture is a sand and water mixture before it settles?
A) Suspension
B) Solution
C) Colloid
D) Alloy

Answer
A) Suspension

Which of the following compounds is used as table salt?
A) Sodium chloride
B) Potassium chloride
C) Calcium carbonate
D) Magnesium sulfate

Answer
A) Sodium chloride

What is the term for a mixture in which the different components are visibly separate?
A) Heterogeneous mixture
B) Homogeneous mixture
C) Solution
D) Compound

Answer
A) Heterogeneous mixture

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