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Which of these is a way to tell if something is a compound?

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Answer: Image 3 is a compound.

Explanation: A compound is something that consists of two or more different elements bonded chemically.

A molecule is formed when two or more elements combine chemically.

An element is described as something which cannot be broken down by any chemical means.

We are given 4 images.

Image 1 is an element as it is showing the shell structure of Oxygen (O) element.

Image 2 is an element as only 1 element is known that is Magnesium (Mg).

Image 3 is a compound as in the structure 2 elements are shown which is bonded together. Elements present in this are Carbon (C) and Oxygen (O).

Image 4 is a molecule as in the structure 2 H-atoms combine chemically, but it cannot be considered as compound as the two elements are not different.

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