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Compound Type of Substance
COMPOUND: Two or more elements chemically combined that can be decomposed (broken down) chemically
• Compound are homogeneous: They contain fixed proportions of chemical combinations.
Compounds are chemically
combined.
• The elements in a compound are chemically combined and can only
be broken apart chemically. (We will discuss chemical combinations soon.)
C6H12O6: The carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are chemically combined.
• BINARY COMPOUND: A type of compound that contains two types of elements
H2O (water) contains 2 types of elements (hydrogen and oxygen).
Compound: at least two different This is a water molecule: elements are attached to each other. two hydrogen and one oxygen.
• Compounds can be separated through electrolysis.
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