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How are elements and compounds similar?

Answer 1

Wyatt Adkins

Elements and compounds are similar in that they are both made of atoms and in some cases molecules.

Compounds like #CO_2# are made of atoms put together to make stable molecules.

Elements like #O_2# are made of atoms put together to make stable molecules.

All compounds are composed of various types of atoms to form molecules.

When elements are molecules, they are always composed of the same kind of atoms.

Many elements, particularly metals and noble gases, are only found as atoms rather than as molecules.

Metals frequently form metallic bonding, in which atoms are held together by a sea of electrons but do not form molecules.

Noble gases (group VIII A) are mostly found as individual atoms and hardly ever form molecules.

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Answer 2

Wyatt Atkins

Atoms make up both elements and compounds, but elements are made up of only one kind of atom, whereas compounds are made up of two or more different types of atoms joined by a chemical bond.

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Answer 3

Peyton Adams

Elements and compounds are similar in that they both consist of atoms.

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