Question

2. A(n)

has different properties than the elements that
compose it and is made of substances combined in a specific ratio.​

Answer 1

Answer: A compound

Explanation: A compound is a substance which contains two or elements chemically combined together.

The properties of a compound are different from the properties of the individual elements. For example, water H2O which is made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms has properties different from the individual properties of hydrogen and oxygen.

Also, water is a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms which are combined in the ratio is 2 hydrogen atoms to 1 oxygen atom.

Answer 2

Compound is made of two or more than two elements in a fix ratio by mass. Compounds have different properties from the parent elements.

Explanation:

The chemical and physical properties of compound are different from the parent materials because it is produced from the chemical combination of elements. In chemical combination, bonds are formed and new substance is produced which is quite different from the parent substances. For example, CO2 is produced when carbon and oxygen react with each other. The properties of CO2 are different from carbon and oxygen.