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Anything in this world that has mass and volume is considered a matter. Tap water a.k.a the water that comes from your kitchen faucet or bathroom faucet is also a matter because you can measure its weight and volume. Now let’s talk about the classification. Is tap water an element, compound, or mixture? Tap water…

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…

Salt is an important thing in the kitchen. If you love food or cooking, you must be very familiar with the look or taste of salt. Now, you might be wondering, to which category does a salt belong in science? Is salt an element, compound, or mixture? Salt (Sodium Chloride) is a compound because it…

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…

Diamond is a beautiful material. Seeing this as spectacular jewelry, probably you thought that diamond is an alloy just like gold jewelry or silver jewelry. But, is that true? Is diamond an element, compound, or mixture? Diamond is neither a compound nor a mixture. Diamond is an element since it purely consists of a single…

If you love observing various metals, chances are you have stumbled upon some silver. Silver is a greyish shiny metal that is often used to make medals, jewelry, antique dishes, coins, and even some electronic components. Is silver an element, compound, or mixture? Pure silver (Ag) is an element with an atomic number of 47….