Element vs. Compound
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A substance made of 2 or more elements that are chemically combined together
Compound
Can be separated into its elements, but this is not easily done (requires a chemical change)
compound
Example: table salt, water, carbon dioxide
compound
Made of molecules
compound
identified by an unique ratio of atoms
compound
named with a chemical formula
compound
Cannot be broken down into anything simpler
element
Examples: H, C, Au, N, O, Ag
element
Identified by unique atomic number
element
Made of single atoms or molecule containing just 1 type of atom
element
Named with a symbol
element
a substance that is only made of 1 type of atom
element
