CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule is known as compound. The elements cannot be separated by physical means. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule.

Detailed explanation-2: -Note that a compound: consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together, can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means), has properties that are different from its component elements, and.

Detailed explanation-3: -A compound is a chemical substance made up of two or more elements. Here is a list of examples of compounds made up of exactly two elements. Note: A compound that consists of two elements may contain more than two atoms!

Detailed explanation-4: -Diatomic molecules (from Greek di-‘two’) are molecules composed of only two atoms, of the same or different chemical elements.