Write the difference between Mixture and compound.
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A compound is the substances that are formed by combining two are more chemical elements. A mixture is a substance created from two or more matter that can be separate with the help of physical methods.
-A compound is always pure while mixture is an impure substance
-A compound is always homogeneous while mixture can be both homogeneous and heterogeneous
-A compound has a fixed proportion which means it is formed when two or more pure substance chemically combine in a definite ratio by mass while mixtures have no fixed composition which means they are formed by mixing two or more substance is any ratio without any chemical reaction.
-Properties of components are changed during the formation of compounds while mixture retain their individual properties.
-Components of a compound can be separated by chemical processes while components of a mixture can be separated by simple physicals methods.
-A molecule of a compound is represented by a definite chemical formula while mixtures cannot be represented by any formula