Question

what is the difference between elements and compounds?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Elements and Compounds both are pure substances. Elements are made up of only one type of atoms while Compounds are made up of two elements or Compounds are made up of only one kind of molecules. Example of elements are oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen etc. Example of compounds are water.

Answer 2

Answer:

elements::--

1) elements consists of only one kind of atoms.

2) there are only 118 types of elements known to mankind.

3) an element is represented using symbols.

compound::--

1) compound always have more than one kind of atoms.

2) there is no upper limit on the types of compound that can be formed.

3) the list of compound is endless.