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Element: a substance made up of one kind of atom.
Compound: a substance formed when two or more elements are chemically joined together.
Mixture: made up of two or more substances which are not chemically bonded together.
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How can you tell the difference between and element and a compound?
The way they are shown.
What does the formula of a substance tell you?
The formula of a substance(element or compound) tells us the number of molecules in the in the substance(element or compound).
How do tell the difference between brass and nickel?
Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc, while nickel is an element.
How is one element distinguished from another element?
It partly depends on how much you have. For example, it would be easy to tell the difference between silver and gold if you had enough of each. Similarly you could easily tell the difference between tin and hydrogen. But if you onlyhad a few atoms of each it would not be easy. You could try to combine the elements with another element and dissolve the residual companound in water and do a chromatograhy test on each one.
Can you tell whether a substance is an element or compound based on physical appearance?
You can't if you think about. A gold bar is gold (an element) and they can be very large.
How can you tell the difference between and element and a compound?
The way they are shown.
How can a chemical change help you tell the difference between a compound and an element?
A chemical change can help you tell the difference between an element and a compound because an element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down or separated into other pure substances through chemical change while a substance that is made from two or more elements that have combined in a chemical change are known as compounds.
How can you tell the difference between a compound an a element?
in the symbol, a compound usually has 2 or more capital letters to let you know that there is more than one substance for example H2O is a compound because h is hydrogen and o is oxygen
What is the difference between a symbol and a formula?
A chemical symbol is just an abbreviation of that chemical's name while a formula will tell you how many of each different element are in a specific chemical compound.
Is Uranium a compound tell its elements?
Uranium is not a compound. It is an element.
What does the formula of a substance tell you?
The formula of a substance(element or compound) tells us the number of molecules in the in the substance(element or compound).
How can you tell the difference between a compound and mixture liquid?
A compound is a simple substance, a mixture is formed from two or more compounds.A mixture can be separated by physical procedures, a compound not.
How do scientist tell the different between two isotopes of the same element?
scientists Can tell the difference between two isotopes of the same element because, isotopes of the same elements always have the same number of protons.
How do tell the difference between brass and nickel?
Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc, while nickel is an element.
How can you tell if a sample of material is an element a compound or a mixture?
By Crystalization
How can you tell the difference between a leaf and a leaflet?
Leaf is part of a plant. Leaflet is part of a compound leaf.
What information do prefixes in the name of a binary molecular compound tell you about the composition of the compound?
The number of atoms in each element .
