Barbara Gosselin, P.T. My interest in holistic healing began as the result of a simple suggestion by a friend, but was driven on by my own struggle with back pain. Barbara GosselinBack in the 1980s, I was on a very conventional path, having just received my Bachelorâs degree in Physical Therapy.
Compounds <br /> A compound is made up of two or more types of elements (e.g. water and carbon dioxide) that are chemically combined in a set ratio. They cannot be broken down into two or more simpler substances by physical means, only by chemical means. Properties of compounds differ from those of their elements.
Compounds are pure substances made of atoms of two or more elements chemically combined in fixed ratios. Compounds must meet all of these criteria: Compounds are pure substances and not mixtures. Compounds are pure substances and not mixtures. 2  For example, table salt is not a compound because it is a mixture of sodium chloride, dextrose and calcium silicate (to keep it from clumping in high humidity) and potassium iodide (an important nutrient necessary for proper thyroid function).