How is a compound different from an element?

Question

How is a compound different from an element?

Answer 1

A compound is "composed" of elements. The periodic table is made up of elements. Atoms make up elements and elements when reacted together make compounds.

Ex: Na+ and Cl- makes NaCl... salt. a compound

Answer 2

a compound is made up of 2 or more elements while an element is the basic/fundamental substance. a pure substance is made up of one kind element.

a compound maybe a combination of two or more different elements

example:

NaCl-the most common form of salt is a compound of Sodium and Chloride elemental combination.  

Answer 3

An element is a pure substance..the periodic table is made up of elements, so for example, Sodium(Na) and Chlorine(Cl) are both elements.  A compound is a substance that is made with two or more elements, So, together, Sodium and Chlorine make up a compound which is Sodium Chloride(NaCl).  Compounds are still considered homogeneous solutions

Answer 4

An element is a pure material having all its atoms identical and of the same mass. Elements differ from one another because the atoms of each element are different from one another; in particular, they have different masses.

Compounds are pure substances that cannot be separated into elements by phase changes. They contain atoms of different elements bonded to one another. Compounds have constant composition because they contain a fixed ratio of atoms and each atom has its own characteristic weight, thus fixing the weight ratio of one element to the other(s) in the compound