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No an element is composed of 1 type of atom but a compound is composed of 1 or more atoms

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Is water an atom or a element?

No water is NOT an "atom". No water is NOT an "element".


Is and atom and an element the samething?

No. Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Each element is composed of the same kind of atoms, according to their number of protons (atomic number). Molecules are composed of two or more atoms (they may be the same element or different elements), and compounds are composed of two or more kinds of atoms.


Is water an element or a compound explain with an diagram?

Water is a compound made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom (H2O). It is not an element because it is composed of different types of atoms. An elemental diagram would not be suitable to show this compound.


What two elements is copper composed of?

Copper is a pure element it is not composed of any two other elements however it has many alloys such as Bronze, which is composed of Copper and Tin.


Is NaCl a atom compound mixture element?

Yes, sodium chloride is a compound, a salt - NaCl.


Is oxygen an element or a compound or a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?

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.


Is the element is the smallest particle?

An element is a substance that is composed of atoms that are all of one type. Every atom, in turn, consists of at least two types of particles, protons and electrons. All of the atoms in a sample of an element have the same number of protons in them. It's a lot more complicated than this but this is a good start.


Is carbon monoxide CO and element?

Carbon monoxide is not an element period. It's a compound.


The difference between aluminum and iron?

They are two different elements composed of two different types of atom. They have different chemical and physical properties.


Is an element the same thing as a compound?

A chemical compound is a substance composed of 2 or more same or different elements chemically bonded together in a fixed proportion by mass. while an element is a substance that is composed of only one type of atom. eg. manganese, copper, mercury etc etc


What is the difference between element compound mixture?

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.