Think of this, and it might help.
Examples of mixtures are Water w/ Sand, which is basically sand inside water. And etc.
Examples of compounds are Water, which is 2 Hydrogen molecules and 1 Oxygen molecule. And etc.
Since Oxygen and Hydrogen are both elements of the Periodic Table, then take a guess since you know the basics. Does a mixture contain more than one kind of element? (Yes!)
they all contain 2 substances or more
A compound contain elements chemically bonded.A mixture contain two or more compounds; they can be separated by physical procedures.An element is formed only from similar atoms, having the same number of protons.
An element is only a chemical element, only a single type of atoms.A compound contain 2 or more atoms of different atoms.Matter can be an element, a compound or a mixture of compounds.
A compound contain elements chemically bonded.A mixture contain two or more compounds; they can be separated by physical procedures.An element is formed only from similar atoms, having the same number of protons.
Most elements contain a mixture of isotopes, which are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes can have different properties but behave similarly in chemical reactions due to their identical number of protons.
An element has one thing and a mixture has more than one thing
Copper is an element. An element consists of one type of atom. If there is more than one type of atom it can be a mixture of elements, or it could be a compound or alloy, but not an element.
Oxygen is an element. This means that it is composed of only one kind of atom, and it takes two atoms of oxygen to make one molecule of oxygen. A compound is composed of more than one kind of element. A simple example is carbon dioxide which is composed of one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. A mixture is composed of more than one kind of compound.
A mixture is a substance composed of two or more components physically combined. An element is a pure substance composed of one kind of atom. A compound is a pure substance formed when atoms of two or more elements chemically combine.
mixture
A mixture contain two or more substances.
A pure substance is made out of only one kind of element (for example, gold is a pure substance). A mixture is made out of two or more different substances and is only combined by physical means. A pure substance cannot be broken down into a simpler substance. A mixture can be separated into its component parts.