Chapter 6.
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Different between Atoms, Molecules, Compounds and Mixtures
What is element?
Element is a substance made up of only one kind of atom
( all atoms are identical)
What is compound
A compound is a substance that is made up of atoms of elements joined to atoms
of other elements.
How can compounds be formed?.
Compounds form from elements through chemical reactions, where atoms
combine by sharing or transferring electrons.
Compounds
• Form when two or more different elements join (bond) together chemically
• Composition is identical in each sample
• Can be separated only by chemical methods
• Properties of a compound are totally different than the properties of the elements that
form them
• Examples: Water, Carbon dioxide, Sugar
There is a key difference between elements and compounds.
• Compounds can be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means,
but elements cannot.
Distinguishing Elements and Compounds
When the elements sodium and chlorine combine chemically to
form sodium chloride, there is a change in composition and a
change in properties.
• Sodium is a shiny, soft gray metal and fizzes
in water.
• Chlorine is a pale yellow or green, smelly,
poisonous gas.
•Sodium chloride (commonly known as table salt) is a white solid.
Properties of Compounds
1. It is a pure substance.
2. It can not be separated by a physical method.
3. Element loses their properties in a compound.
4. Its composition is fixed throughout its mass.
5. It has a fixed melting point.
Can elements be broken down by chemical
changes? Can compounds?