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If you love doing experiment in the chemistry lab or microbiology lab, you must be familiar with alcohol. Alcohol has various functions in the laboratory from sterilization, gram staining, to DNA extractions. Now you probably are wondering about what type of matter an alcohol is. Is alcohol an element, compound, or mixture? Alcohol is a…

Copper is widely used in electrical wires. If you have observed various components of cables, you probably have seen copper. Now you probably are wondering, what kind of matter is copper? Is copper an element, compound, or mixture? Copper is an element. It has a single type of atom of copper (Cu). It’s a metal…

If you love doing experiments in the laboratory, you probably have heard about pure water. Is pure water an element, compound, or mixture? Pure water that contains only H2O molecule is a compound. It is composed of two different elements i.e. hydrogen and oxygen that bond chemically in a fixed proportion. Thus, pure water is…

Air is probably one of the most underrated matter in our lives. Even we often take it for granted. Just because we don’t actually ‘see’ it, doesn’t mean it’s not there. Of course it’s there. And it matters a lot in our daily life (I mean, we need air to breathe in right?). Now if…

Baking soda is a popular component in baking. And did you know? It’s actually a pretty famous component in science too! If you’re landed here, you probably are wondering what kind of matter the baking soda is, am I right? Is baking soda an element, compound, or mixture? Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is scientifically is…

Dry ice is a cool matter, don’t you agree? Dry ice, as the name suggests, is a solid thing that has a very low temperature and appears dry, which means it’s not dripping into a mess like the regular ice. But, what kind of matter is this actually? Is dry ice an element, compound, or…