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Which of the following diagrams

represents a compound? Each color
represents a different element. Circles
that are directly touching represent
elements that are chemically combined.

Which of the following diagrams represents a compound? Each color represents a different-example-1
User Tim McLean
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Answer: the first one

Explanation: since the red and blue are touching, they are combined, in other words, a compound.

User SeekingStillness
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Its the top diagram. Each color represents a different element, and those elements are touching, like a compound would, and “circles that are directly touching represent elements that are chemically combined.” Therefore, it’s a compound. :)
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