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A compound is a substance made from two or more elements that have reacted chemically with each other. Remember this definition as you might need it in the exam! A compound is a completely new material that will often have totally different properties from the elements that made it. For example The element sodium is a highly reactive metal. The element chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas (non-metal). When the two react together they form a compound called sodium chloride.
A chemical compound is a PURE substance that has two or more different types of atoms in that have chemically bonded (e.g. Iron atoms, Oxygen atoms). The ratio of all atoms inâ¦ a particular compound (as shown in its molecular formula) is unique for that specific compound.