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The difference between an element and compound can be understood with the help of the following example. Let us consider Hydrogen and Oxygen. Hydrogen is naturally found as H2. The symbol of hydrogen is H. Now, H2 is one molecule of hydrogen. H is the element.Similarly O2 is a molecule. O is the element called oxygen.
When you have combine hydrogen and oxygen in a chemical reaction, we get one molecule of the compound which is H2O or water.
As the name suggests compound; as in mathematics is some sort of an addition. In this case two elements are combining. In some cases you can have multiple elements combining to form a compound. Eg. Carbon, hydrogen and Oxygen can form hydrocarbons such as CH3OH C2H5OH etc.
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True or false a compound can only have one element?
false because a compound has to have two elements to become a compound so if it's just one element it's just a element.
Is Molybdenum a compound?
no, magnesium is an element but can become a compound
Does an element become a compound when the type of atoms is changed?
Yes, the element changes to compound when atoms of it changes because compound is made up of different types of element and the element is made up of different types of atoms when the atoms are changed the element also changes and different types of elements are made due to this the element is changed to a compound.
Is sulfur element compound or mixture?
element. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a compound
Is KCl an element or compound?
KCl is a compound not an element.
Is berylium a compound or an element?
Beryllium is an element. It is not a compound
Is cornstarch a compound or element?
cornstarch is a compound element.
Is hellium element compound or a mixture?
First of all you have mispelled it as 'hellium' . It is 'HELIUM'. It is an element. It atomic No. is '2' , so therefore it is found in position number '2' in the Periodic Table, as 'He'. It is neither a compound nor a mixture. The chemical symbol for helium is 'He '. It's Atomic Mass is '4' It is compsed of 2 protons, 2 neutrons and two electrons. It is the MOST Noble(Inert) of all the elements. It does NOT react with anything. Therefore it exists 'monatomically' (single atoms). Its condensing point is 7 K ( - 266 oC) (Becomes a liquid) Its freezing point is 4 K . ( - 269 oC) (becomes a solid). The name 'helium' is from Classical Greece, and means 'from the Sun'(Helios), because two hydrogen atoms fuse together in the Sun , they form 'Helium'.
Is an element a mixture a compound or a element?
Mixture
What two elements form a ionic compound?
Typically, a metal element and a non-metal element form an ionic compound. The metal element loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, while the non-metal element gains those electrons to become a negatively charged anion, resulting in an electrostatic attraction between the two oppositely charged ions.
How do you test if something is an element or a compound?
if it dissolves its a compound if not its an element.
Is NO an element or a compound?
NO = Nitrous Oxide - compound No = Nobelium - element
