The film discusses the classification of matter into homogeneous and heterogeneous types, focusing on elements, compounds, and mixtures. It explains the properties of two elements, iron and sulfur, ...

Chemical reactions occur when elements or compounds combine and create new compounds. Elements are substances that contain only one type of atom and are represented by unique symbols on the periodic ...

In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue investigates chemical reactions involving sodium. Find out how the electron configuration of ...

There are lots of different substances but only just over a hundred elements. An element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom. The atoms in a particular element are the same as each ...

In a sample of impure salol (salol mixed with other substances), the temperature falls gradually as it freezes. We can use these differences between melting and boiling points to distinguish between ...