Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Classification of Matter - Figure 3.1 - Page 59: 1

Answer

Element and compound are two different chemical substances.

Work Step by Step

Element is a pure chemical substance containing same type of atoms. On the other hand, compound contains different types of atoms chemically bonded to each other.
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