Question

Why does a compound have characteristic properties?

Answer 1

A compound is a combination of elements chemically combined. Briefly explain why a beaker containing sand and water is a mixture although sand itself is a pure substance. Because it's a combination of two or more substances. ... Briefly explain why a compound has characteristic properties

Answer 2

Answer: Because of the arrangement of atoms in a compound.

Explanation:

A compound is defined as the chemical specie which is formed by the combination of two or more different type of atoms. For Example: $H_2O,O_2$ etc...

A compound has different physical and chemical properties than corresponding elements because of change in identity. For Example: Hydrogen and oxygen are gases, but the compound formed by the combination of these two that is water is liquid.

In a chemical compound, elements are combined in a fixed ratio of their masses.

Hence, a compound has characteristic property because of the arrangement of atoms in a compound