Question

An individual with an excellent sense of smell is handed a bottle of perfume. After smelling the perfume, he reports that the perfume contains a predominant smell of roses with a faint touch of vanilla. If the perfume is made from water, rose essence, and a splash of vanilla, it is most likely A. a mixture. B. a gas. C. an element. D. a compound.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. a mixture.  

Step-by-step explanation:

If the perfume is made from water and anything else, it is a mixture.

B. is wrong, because water is a liquid at room temperature.

C. is wrong, because water is a compound.

D. is wrong, because the perfume is a mixture of water and other compounds.

Answer 2

Answer: A. a mixture.

Explanation:

Element is a pure substance which is composed of atoms of similar elements. It can not be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions.Example: Copper $Cu$

Compound is a pure substance which is made from atoms of different elements combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.It can be decomposed into simpler constituents using chemical reactions. Example: water $H_2O$

Mixture is a substance which has two or more components which do not combine chemically and do not have any fixed ratio in which they are present.The components do not combine chemically and hence retain their original properties. Example: perfume made from water, rose essence, and a splash of vanilla.

Thus the perfume is most likely a mixture as different components retain their original properties.