3. A chemical symbol designates an element that belongs to the periodic table. A chemical formula combines two or more symbols and it represents a chemical compound. 4.A mixture is made of two or more substances—elements, compounds, or both—that are together in the same place but are not chemically combined. Example: vegetable soup!Mixtures differ from compounds intwo ways: Each substance in a mixturekeeps its individual properties. 5.filtration, evaporation, distillation, chromatography