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History of Mixtures

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  • Environmental science (e.g., pollution mixtures in air/water)
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • Boyle described substances and their compositions — distinguishing between elements, compounds, and mixtures.
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    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • These practices, while mystical, laid foundations for later scientific understanding
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
  • Alloys like bronze (copper + tin) were critical to human civilization
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
  • Early alchemists in Egypt, China, India, and the Islamic world were very familiar with mixing substances.
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Mixing grains with water to make gruel.
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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  • Combining herbs for medicine.
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
  • They performed operations like distillation, filtration, and extraction
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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    Ancient Times
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
  • Metallurgy (mixing metals) began as early as 3000 BCE.
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Antoine Lavoisier helped define mixtures as physically combined substances that retain their individual properties
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    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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  • The study of solutions, colloids, and suspensions advanced, especially in industrial chemistry.
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Early humans unknowingly dealt with mixtures in daily life
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • Thinkers like Robert Boyle began emphasizing experimentation and careful observation, separating chemistry from alchemy.
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • Alchemy (ca. 300 BCE–1600 CE)
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Compounds (chemically combined elements)
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Mixtures became essential
    20th–21st Century
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
    Ancient Times
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • &nbsp;the Bronze Age is named after this mixture.
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    Ancient Times
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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  • Mixtures (physically combined substances)
    Ancient Times
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • Scientists now use advanced tools (chromatography, spectroscopy) to separate and analyze mixtures at the molecular level
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
    20th–21st Century
    Ancient Times
  • Pharmaceuticals (e.g., suspensions, emulsions)
    Ancient Times
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)<br>
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
  • Using pigments and binders to make paints for cave art.
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
  • Elements (pure substances)
    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
    Ancient Times
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  • often using mixtures to try to find the philosopher’s stone or create elixirs.
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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  • Scientists developed a clearer understanding of the atomic theory (Dalton, 1803)
    The Scientific Revolution (1600s–1700s)
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    19th Century – The Rise of Modern Chemistry
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