SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
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Element
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Compound
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Something like table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (sodium and chlorine), but it is not a molecule because the bond that holds NaCl together is an ionic bond. If you like, you can say that sodium chloride is an ionic compound.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salt is another compound. Its chemical formula is NaCl, which stands for sodium chloride.
Detailed explanation-3: -An element is a pure chemical substance made of same type of atom. Compounds contain different elements in a fixed ratio arranged in a defined manner through chemical bonds. They contain only one type of molecule. Elements that compose the compound are chemically combined.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two elements sodium and chlorine have combined with each other by chemical reaction to form sodium chloride (NaCl) which is a chemical compound. Since these elements cannot be separated from each other be any physical process, sodium chloride is a pure substance.