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Our environment contains both compounds and elements.

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What is chemsitries?

The study of elements and compounds, and their effects and uses on and for the world around us.


Why compound are so useful?

All around us are natural or artificial compounds (excepting elements).


Are elements made out of compounds?

No, the other way around. Kind of. Elements are made of compounds of atoms.


Is most of the matter around you made of pure elements?

Compounds


How do elements relate to compounds?

Chemical compounds are formed from chemical elements.


How do you find a compound?

All around us. The requirement is that is made from 2 or more elements. Two household examples are water (H2O) and table salt (NaCl)


Are there more elements or non-elements?

There are more non-elements than elements. Non-elements refer to everything that is not classified as an element, such as compounds, mixtures, and substances that do not fit the definition of an element.


Are there fewer elements than compounds?

No. There are only a hundred or so naturally occurring elements from which many, millions of compounds are made. A compound is a combination of two or more elements. There are far more compounds than there are elements.


What are the two type of substances?

Elements and compounds


How are elements and compounds similar to each other?

Both elements and compounds are made up of atoms. Elements are made up of only one type of atom, while compounds are made up of two or more different types of atoms chemically combined in fixed ratios. Both elements and compounds have unique physical and chemical properties based on the composition of their atoms.


Do compounds have the properties of the elements of which they are formed?

Compounds have different properties than the elements from which they are formed. This is because compounds are made up of chemically bonded elements that interact in unique ways, resulting in distinct characteristics such as new melting points, boiling points, or reactivity.


How can elements be changed into compounds?

Elements become compounds after chemical reactions.