Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Elements, compounds & mixtures

Element:  cannot be broken down further.  Consists of only 1 kind of atom
Molecule:  consists of two or more atoms of the same or different elements; bound together chemically
Compound:  consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together.  Can be broken down by chemical means, but not physical means
Mixture:  consists of two or more different elements and/or compounds physically intermingled. 

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