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What is a compound ? Give five examples ?​

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Here’s the answer H2O and stuff
What is a compound ? Give five examples ?​-example-1
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{\green{\dashrightarrow}}A chemical compound is a chemical substance that is made of two or more atoms of different elements that share a chemical bond.


{\green{\dashrightarrow}}A chemical formula represents the ratio of atoms per element that make up the chemical compound.


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Example 1 :-

  • Water (H2O, consisting of 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom)

Example 2 :-

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2, consisting of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms)

Example 3 :-

  • Sodium Chloride (NaCl, consisting of one sodium atom and one chloride atom)

Example 4:-

  • Methane (CH4, consisting of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms)

Example 5 :-

  • Pure glucose is a compound made from three elements - carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The ratio of hydrogen to carbon and oxygen in glucose is always 2:1:1.
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