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Filtration, decantation, and evaporation are examples of ways in which scientists distinguish between elements and compounds separation by chemical means separation by physical means ways in which scientists
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Filtration, decantation, and evaporation are examples of

ways in which scientists distinguish between elements and compounds
separation by chemical means
separation by physical means
ways in which scientists separate compounds

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An element is made of only one kind of atom, while a compound contains the atoms of two or more elements. For example, gold is made of only one kind of atom, so it is an element, but water is a mix of hydrogen and oxygen, so it is a compound.
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