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A compund ALWAYS consists of more than one element.
O2 is not a compound
CO2 is a compound.
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What Elements contain only one type of atom?
By definition, an Element contains only one kind of atom - atoms of that element. If it has more than one kind, it is a compound, not an element.
What does it mean when a symbol is not by a subscript?
It means there is only one of that kind of atom in the molecule.or there is one of that kind of element or compound!
What is the substance that is made of more than one kind of atom?
compound
A substance that contains more than one kind of atom is called?
A compound
Can an pure element be an compound?
No. An element is a pure substance made of only one kind of atom. A compound is a pure substance made of two or more kinds of atom.
Why is element and compound is different?
An element is composed of only one kind of atom. A compound is composed of atoms of more than one element.
Is an oxygen molecule an organic compound?
It is not organic because it contains no carbon, and it is not a compound because it contains one kind of atom.
Is carbon a pure compound?
Carbon is an element and not a compound. It is made up of one kind of atom, which is carbon. A compound is composed of two or more elements.
How can a molecule be either n element or a compound?
A molecule is an element if it contains only one kind of atom, like oxygen, O2, and chlorine, Cl2. A molecule is a compound if it contains more than one kind of atom, such as water H2O, or methane, CH4.
What is different between element and compound?
Element is a substance made up of only one atom that can not be split into two atoms and compound is a substance which contains two or more element chemically combined together.
What is a substance that is made up of more than one kind of atom?
A compound.. like Water = H2O
What is matter that consists of only one kind of atom called?
Something that is only one type of atom is an element. There is no name applying to both atom and compound, other than "a pure substance".
