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An oxide is a compound that contains oxygen and at least one other element that is less electronegative than oxygen.

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an element is something made up of only one type of thing and a compound has more for E.g granite is a compound as it is made up of two things combined but carbon is an element as it is only made out of carbon =) i think...

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An element is the basic particles that, when combined, forms a compound. It is each respective kind of atom, like Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen etc.

A compound, as said, is a combination of two or more atoms, like H2, CN, H2O, etc.

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