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Which of the following materials fall in the category of a “pure substance”? a. Ice b. Milk c. Iron d. Hydrochloric Acid e. Calcium oxide f. Mercury g. Brick h. Wood i. Air

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Which of the following materials fall in the category of a “pure substance”?

  1. Ice
  2. Milk
  3. Iron
  4. Hydrochloric Acid
  5. Calcium oxide
  6. Mercury
  7. Brick
  8. Wood
  9. Air
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Solution 1

  1. Ice
  2. Iron
  3. Hydrochloric acid
  4. Calcium oxide
  5. Mercury
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Solution 2

  • Ice, iron, calcium oxide, and mercury are pure substances because they consist of only one type of matter.
  • Milk, hydrochloric acid (hydrogen chloride gas dissolved in water), brick and air are not pure substances because they contain particles of more than one type of matter.
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Chapter 2: Is Matter around us Pure - Exercises [Page 24]

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NCERT Science [English] Class 9
Chapter 2 Is Matter around us Pure
Exercises | Q 7. | Page 24

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