Elements,Mixtures, and Compounds!

         Elements,Mixtures, and Compounds:

Compounds- 

  • consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together,
  • can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means),
  • has properties that are different from its component elements, and
  • always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.

  Elements-

  • consists of only one kind of atom,
  • cannot be broken down into a simpler type of matter by either physical or chemical means and can exist as either atoms (e.g. argon) or molecules (e.g., nitrogen).

    Mixtures-

  • consists of two or more different elements and/or compounds physically intermingled,
  • can be separated into its components by physical means, and
  • often retains many of the properties of its components.

 

 

 

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