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A molecule of chlorine has atoms of the same element, and a molecule of carbon dioxide has different kinds of atoms. Based on this information, chlorine is and carbon dioxide is .

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Answered by RK242
22
on the basis of this
chlorine is an element
and carbon dioxide is a compound..
Answered by mariospartan
8

A molecule of chlorine has atoms of the same element, and a molecule of carbon dioxide has different kinds of atoms.

Explanation:

  • Based on this information, "chlorine is an element" and "carbon dioxide is a compound".
  • This is because, an element is molecule which contains "two or more" same kind of atoms, whereas a compound is a molecule which contains "two or more" atoms of different types.
  • As per the above example, chlorine contains two Cl atoms, while Carbon dioxide contains carbon and oxygen which are two different atoms.

To learn more about carbon dioxide:

Give reason. that an excess of carbon dioxide increases the temperature of the earth

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Give three reasons why carbon dioxide is considered a compound while carbon an element

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