4. Element: only one type of atom Elements, compounds & mixtures Carbon atom Hydrogen molecule
5. Compound: two or more elements chemically combined Elements, compounds & mixtures Sugar Molecule (C6H12O6) Jmol: an open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D. http://www.jmol.org/ Water Molecule (H2O)
6. Elements, compounds & mixtures Mixture: two or more substances mixed together Bisayan lady, Jelly Beans, 3/14/08, creative commons: attribution, non-commercial, share alike Agricultural Research Service, Orange Juice, 12/11/05, Public Domain
7. Element, Compound, or Mixture? Mixture Compound Element Kotomigd, Gold Necklace, 04/20/08, Creative commons: attribution, non commercial. Salad Gold Table Salt Dressing Necklace Julián Rodriguez Orihuela, Sal, 6/21/06, Creative Commons: attribution Hollie Butler, Salad Dressing, 9/16/08, CreaticeCommons: attribution-noncommercial-share alike Hint: Gold = Au Salt = NaCl
An Element is a substance that cannot be chemically broken down. (If you broke it down you would end up with electrons, protons, and neutrons.) It is made up of only one type of atoms. Some elements can exist in nature as one single atom, others can only exist as molecules, such as O2, S8 and P4. Examples of elements in your life: pure gold watch, silver ring, diamond (pure carbon)