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Elements are the "building blocks" used to "build" compounds.
Elements are the "letters of the alphabet" with which the "words" of compounds are "written".
Not perfect analogies, but they should give you an idea.
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Do all elements have chemical properties?
Yes, all elements have chemical properties related to their ability to react with other elements or compounds.
How are elements and conpunds related?
All compounds are formations of various element combinations.
How do elements relate to compounds?
Chemical compounds are formed from chemical elements.
What are non-metals in the nitrogen family?
elements and compounds
What are the two type of substances?
Elements and compounds
What is the difference from an element from a compound?
Compounds are made of elements. Elements are the smallest units of the compounds. Elements are bond to make compounds.
What compounds form the element gadolinium and how are they used?
Compounds do not form elements. Elements form compounds.
What elements do elements and compounds have in common?
Elements and compounds are both composed of atoms. Compounds are composed of two or more atoms of different elements.
How can elements be changed into compounds?
Elements become compounds after chemical reactions.
Where are elements listed and why compounds are not found there?
Elements are listed in the Periodic Table of Elements. Compounds are not listed there because they are not elements they are compounds. An element is a substance made up of one type of atom, compounds are formed from combinations of different elements.
What are the types of trace elements in organic compounds?
The Trace elements are related to Biochemistry, anyalitical chemistry, Geochemistry. Trace elements comes in all above chemistries. Go to Wikipedia.
Do compounds have properties like those of their elements?
No, Properties of compounds are totally diffident from that of their constituent elements. For example the property of common salt (sodium chloride) is no way related to either the properties of sodium metal and chlorine gas.
