Do an elements properties change when it combines with another element?

Answer 1

The chemical properties of atoms are significantly changed when they form compounds.

When elements combine to form compounds it is called a chemical reaction.

The compound is then a collection of molecules and each molecule has in it atoms from the elements used in the formation.

The atoms in the molecule are still the same atoms as one started with, but the arrangement of the electrons in the atoms has changed. It is the electronic properties of atoms and molecules that really determine the properties they have and which chemical reactions occur and which do not.

The chemical properties of an atom or molecule are determined by the arrangement of the electrons of that atom or molecule. Once atoms have gone through a chemical reaction, the electronic structure is changed. The atoms are the same identity, but the properties of the atoms have been changed by the chemical reaction.

Answer 2

When elements combine to form compounds, their properties change because the new compound can have different chemical and physical properties compared to the individual elements. This is due to the formation of new chemical bonds and the arrangement of atoms in the compound.

Answer 3

The chemical properties of atoms are significantly changed when they form compounds. When elements combine to form compounds it is called a chemical reaction. The compound is then a collection of molecules and each molecule has are still the same atoms as one started with, but the arrangement of the electrons in the atoms has changed.

Answer 4

The short answer is yes. As the chemicals combine their outer shell electrons are either shared or transferred. The outshell electrons are the primary contributors to the properties (chemical and physical) of the atoms. Thus atoms with 1,2 or 3 electrons in their outer (valence) shell will tend to lose them while atoms with 5, 6 or 7 electrons in their valence shells will tend to fill to eight. Additionally, atoms with the same number of valence shell electrons not only belong to the same family of atoms but also have very similar chemical properties.

Answer 5

lol, of course. I cannot think of an exception to this. While many chemicals have strikingly similar physical or chemical properties (under specific conditions of pressure, temperature etc), each chemical compound is unique unto itself. and even homogeneous pure elements have isotopic variation...

Answer 6

Yes, for example both Hydrogen and Oxygen are highly flammable gases and yet when combined they for the liquid compound water, which is used to extinguish fires.

Answer 7

Please clarify, combine or BOND?

When elements bond, it's either Ionic, Covalent Network, Covalent Molecular or Metallic - depending on the elements involved.

Answer 8

The compound will have properties that are different from those of the individual elements, if that's what you mean.

Answer 9

Yes, it is correct.

Answer 10

radiation