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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.

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How does the total number of elements compare to the total number of compounds?

There are a bit more than 100 elements however there are far, far more than 100 millions compounds, each day more compounds are produced, there are a lot of compounds with unknown structure, not having official names. So the ratio is much bigger than 1 to a million


Are there more elements or more non-elements?

There are more non-elements than elements. Elements are substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, while non-elements can encompass a wide range of substances such as compounds, mixtures, and other forms of matter that are not elements.


Is the composition of an ionic compound formed by two or more nonmetallic elements?

No, ionic compounds are formed by the transfer of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal. Nonmetallic elements typically form covalent compounds where they share electrons rather than transfer them.


What elements do not obey the octet rule?

Elements in the third period or below on the periodic table, such as sulfur, phosphorus, and chlorine, do not always follow the octet rule because they can accommodate more than eight electrons in their valence shell due to the availability of d-orbitals for bonding. Additionally, elements like boron and beryllium can form stable compounds with fewer than eight electrons.


What has different properties than the elements from which they are made?

A substance that has properties different from the chemical elements in it is a chemical compound. A chemical compound is built from chemical elements that are chemically bonded together. And the "finished product" will have chemical properties that are unique to that compound, and different from the properties of the substances that make it up.

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Is there more compoundsor more elements?

There are far more compounds than elements: Fewer than 200 elements and many million distinct compounds.


Is the far few materials are elements than are not elements?

The far fewer materials are elements than are not elements. Elements are pure substances made up of only one type of atom, while most materials are combinations of different elements (compounds) or mixtures of elements and compounds. There are 118 known elements, but an infinite number of possible combinations of those elements.


What is more reactive silicon or chlorine?

Chlorine is more reactive than silicon. Chlorine readily reacts with a variety of elements and compounds to form chlorides, while silicon is less reactive and forms fewer compounds with other elements.


Is there more compound than elements?

No, there are more elements than compounds. Elements are the building blocks of compounds, which are formed when elements combine in specific ratios. The vast majority of matter in the universe is made up of elements.


Inorganic compounds are usually mad from elements other than what?

Inorganic compounds - usually made from elements other than


Is . true about compounds?

properties of compounds are different than elements


Is all matter is made of elements or compounds?

Matter include and others entities than elements and compounds.


Why are thre more compounds than elements?

compounds are combinations of elements, thus there can be more varieties/combos


Are all elements smaller than compounds?

yes because all elements make up compounds


Is all matter is made of elements and compounds?

No, matter include and others entities than elements and compounds.


Are elements denser than compounds?

Elements are often denser than compounds, but not always. In fact the least dense substance known is hydrogen, which is an element.


Compare and contrast elements and compounds?

a compound is made up of 2 or more types of atoms . atoms are smaller. u know what im sayin. listen, chemistry ain't a bowl of lemons . u gata wrk for it brotha