Compounds Lesson

Which statements correctly describe a compound?

• It is a pure substance.

• It is an impure substance.

• It is made up of only one element.

• It is made up of two or more elements.

• The elements in a compound are chemically combined in a fixed ratio.

Carbon dioxide is a compound.

How many elements are present in this compound?

• One

• Two

• Three

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Hydrogen nitrate is a compound.

How many elements are present in this compound?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Sodium oxide is a compound.

What elements are present in this compound?

• sodium and oxide

• sodium and oxygen

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Silicon dioxide is a compound.

What elements are present in this compound?

• silicon and dioxide

• silicon and oxide

• silicon and oxygen

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Sodium chloride is a compound.

What elements are present in this compound?

• sodium and chloride

• sodium and chlorine

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Ammonia is a compound. What elements are present in this compound?

• nitrogen and hydrogen

• niobium and hydrogen

• nickel and hydrogen

• nobelium and hydrogen

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Calcium carbonate is a compound. What elements are present in this compound?

• calcium and carbonate

• calcium and carbon

• calcium, carbon and oxygen

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Sodium hydrogencarbonate is a compound. What elements are present in this compound?

• sodium and hydrogencarbonate

• sodium, hydrogen and carbonate

• sodium, hydrogen and carbon

• sodium, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen

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Copper(II) sulfate is a compound. What elements are present in this compound?

• copper(II) and sulfate

• copper and sulfate

• copper and sulfur

• copper, sulfur and oxygen

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