How is a compound different from an element?
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http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/elements.html
In addition to the site provided by Ms. Sue the following information may help.
Oxygen is an element and hydrogen is an element. If you combine oxygen with hydrogen the compound, water, is produced. Water, the compound, has different properties than either hydrogen or oxygen.
Oxygen is an element and hydrogen is an element. If you combine oxygen with hydrogen the compound, water, is produced. Water, the compound, has different properties than either hydrogen or oxygen.
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