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Explain what atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds are in your own words. Explain the differences.

What are some common compounds we use every day?

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Water, salt, soap, toothpaste are some examples of compounds we use everyday!

Unless you do t brush your teeth everyday ;)
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Answer: Atoms is the very basic unit of matter. They are one of the smallest units in the entire world and atoms were created billions of years ago. elements are a type of substance that is unable to break down into any different type of substance. Molecules are a specific group of multiple atoms that create a unit that that can be seperated or divided. Compounds is a material that can be combined by multiple chemical elements. The differences are that elements is a basic substance that isnt able to be simplified, molecules are multiple atoms that are joined together , compounds is a substance that contains multiple elements.

Explanation:hope this helps :)

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