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A compound is different from an element in that a compound is made up of several elements. An element is a base atom only. Think of a compound as a living room set and an element as a couch only.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoAn element is composed of only one kind of atom, while a compound is composed of atoms of two or more elements.
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Is Br2 a molecular compound?
No. Bromine is an element. Br2, dibromine, is the diatomic form of the element. A compound is formed from 2 or more different elements.
Is lye a compound or an element?
Lime is a compound.
Is fluorine gas an element compound or mixture?
A compound is simply different elements bonded to each other, in this case tin (Sn) and two fluorine atoms (F).
Is gasoline a mixture or compound or element?
Is gasoline a element a mixture or a compound
Is lead a compound or element?
Lead is an element
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.
How is a compound different then an element?
Yea an element can not be broken down anymore but a compound is a group of elements
What is an single-replacement reaction?
They fit the pattern: element + compound --> different element + different compound. Example: Zn + CuSO4 --> Cu + ZnSO4.
How is a compound simalar to a element?
a compound is made up of a number of different elements. many times carrying some of the characteristics of that element into that compound
How are compound and an element different?
An element is an atom or molecule made of a single type of atom. A compound is a molecule made of two or more different elements.
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 H2O and element or compound?
its a compound, it is made up of two different elements
Can an element be a compound?
No. By definition a compound consists of two or more different elements.
What is the difference between matter a compound and a element?
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.
Is potassium iodine a compound or an element?
It's a compound because it is made up of 2 different types of atoms.
What is the diff between an element and a compound?
An element is such as oxygen, or nitrogen etc., A compound is a chemical combination between atoms of different elements, e.g. water (H2O) is a compound, because it contains two different elements.
Can a compound also be an element?
No. By definition a compound consists of two or more different elements.
