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Chapter 2, Problem 2.1CR
Compare an element and a Compound.
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Summary Introduction
To explain: The difference between a compound and an element.
Introduction: All organisms are composed of matter, which is defined as anything that has mass and occupies space. All matter is made up of one or more chemical elements. An element cannot be further broken down into other chemical substances. When two or more elements combine to form a chemical substance in a fixed ratio, it is called a compound.
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Differences between chemical elements and compounds:
An element is the smallest unit of matter. It cannot be further broken down into other chemical substances.
Element | Compound | |
(i.) | It is the made up of only the same type of atoms | It is made up of two or more different elements combined in a fixed ratio. |
(ii.) | It cannot be divided into other chemical substances | It can be broken down into its constituent elements |
(iii.) | 92 naturally-occurring elements have been identified | The number of compounds occurring in nature or synthesized by man is uncountable |
(iv.) | Represented by a chemical symbol | A compound is depicted by writing the symbols of elements from which it is made and their combining ratio |
(v.) | Examples: Carbon (C), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Sodium (Na), Hydrogen (H) | Example: Water (H2O), glucose (C6H12O6), Common Salt (NaCl), Ammonia (NH3) |
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