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Elements are substances that are made up of one type of atom they can not be broken down into any other substances, They are a pure material so to speak. Examples include oxygen, carbon, gold. Compounds are made up of 2 or more elements where the atoms are combined to make a new material that usually has different property's from the materials that make them up. Examples of these are Carbon dioxide, hydrochloric acid, water.

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