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No. They can have radically different properties from the elements they're formed from.

Easy example: Sodium chloride. Sodium is a highly reactive nonmetal. Chlorine is a highly reactive nonmetal. They combine into a very nonreactive compound - table salt.

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No: the properties of a compound are very different from the properties of the contained elements.

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When elements chemically combine do the properties of the compounds have the same properties as the elements it is made of?

Generally, no, they do not.


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