Compounds Vocabulary Project MSSELL
compound (noun) – matter made of two or more different elements Water is a compound. This molecule of water has two different kinds of atoms – oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Hydrogen (H) Oxygen (O)
differentiate (verb) – to identify the difference between things You can differentiate, or identify the difference between elements and compounds.
Element Compound molecule has only 1 kind of atom is a combination of elements molecule has 2 or more different kinds of atoms Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) Oxygen (O) is listed in the Periodic Table of Elements there are about 110 known elements there are millions of different compounds can be chemically broken down can NOT be broken down further