Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Atoms, Elements And Compounds (Section 4 - No. 3)
What is the primary difference between a compound and an element?
Elements are always solids; compounds are always liquids.
Elements are a single type of atom; compounds are two or more elements chemically bonded.
Elements form mixtures; compounds do not.
Elements are found in nature; compounds are created in the lab.
Explanation
Elements contain only one type of atom, compounds contain two or more elements chemically bonded.
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