Compounds

Compounds

by Brynn Stephens

What is a compound?

A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules also composed of atoms from more than one element being held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element is therefore not a compound.

​How to identify a compound

• ​Click on the link provided for a four minute video on how to Identify compounds

https://youtu.be/Nm-2HIrca2s​

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What are molecules?

• A molecule is two or more atoms joined together; the smallest unit of many substances.

• A molecule is a substance made up of atoms of more than one element joined together in a compound.

• A molecule is the smallest part of any compound. Each molecule of a compound is the same.

• A substance that is made up of two or more separate elements, chemically joint together

Multiple Choice

What are compounds?

• A substance consisting of equal amount of atoms

• A substance that is made up of two or more separate elements, chemically joint together

• What forms a chemical element

• A substance that is made up of two or more separate elements, physically fused together

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How do you identify a compound?