Question

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AN ELEMENT AND AN COMPOUND.CATEGORIZE THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES INTO ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
1 SODIUM CHLORIDE
2 IODINE
3 WATER
4 24 CARAT GOLD
5 OXYGEN GAS
6 CARBON

Answer 1

Element is a type of pure substance that is made up of single type of atom and cannot be divided further.Compounds are pure substances that are made up of 2 or more elements combined together in a fixed proportion. ELEMENTS ARE IODINE 24 CARAT GOLD OXYGEN CARBON COMPOUNDS ARE: SODIUM CHLORIDE

Answer 2

Element contains particles of same substance whereas compound is made up of 2 or more elements.1.Compound... 2.Element....3.Compound...4.Element...5.Element.... 6.Element....