All categories

2 years ago

Compare the physical and chemical properties of a compound to those of the elements of which it is composed.

Biology

2 answers:

yuradex [85]2 years ago

5 0

Explanation:

Compounds are those substances that are made up of elements that are combined in a fixed proportion or ratio. The individual property of element is lost once it forms a compound. The physical and chemical properties of both compound and an element is different.

Example of a compound is water and its elements are hydrogen and oxygen. Water is a colorless liquid that acts as a solvent and dissolves most of the solutes in it. While oxygen and hydrogen occurs as gases in their elemental state.

777dan777 [17]2 years ago

3 0

Answer:

Compound: It is pure substance.Compounds are formed by two or more atoms of same of different element and elements are combined in fixed proportions or ratio.

Explanation:

Compound: It is pure substance.Compounds are formed by two or more atoms of same of different element and elements are combined in fixed proportions or ratio.

The physical properties and chemical properties of compound are different from the physical properties and chemical properties of constituent elements of the compound.

For example

Water is a compound

It is consist of 2 atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.

Hydrogen and oxygen are both gases in their elementary form , but water is a colourless liquid and act as a solvent.Most of the solutes dissolve in it.

You might be interested in

The extrachromosomal dna often found in bacteria is called a:

hichkok12 [17]

It's called a plasmid

4 0

3 years ago

Depression in terms of ______ suggests that depressed mood protects the organism by reducing energy expenditure, thereby protect

STALIN [3.7K]

Answer:

Resource conservation

Explanation:

Depresion in term of Resource conservation theory is a mental state where an individual or organism develops motivation to conserve a depleting resources while in search of a new source.

For a depressed organism to reduce energy consumption in order to save for the future, it is exhibiting resource conservation

6 0

3 years ago

The probability of any particular allele occurring in a gamete is best explained by which event?

larisa [96]

A, mitotic cell division

5 0

3 years ago

Carbon’s valence is

GenaCL600 [577]

Answer:

The carbon atom has four valence (outermost) electrons. Because of this unique configuration, it is easier for the carbon atom to share its four electrons with another atom or atoms than to lose or gain four electrons.

Explanation:

4 0

2 years ago

What does an Electric Motor do?

taurus [48]

Answer:

converts electrical energy to mechanical energy

Explanation:

6 0

3 years ago