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Whats the difference between compounds and mixtures?

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Whats the difference between compounds and mixtures?

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A compound contains 2 or more different kinds of atoms chemically bonded in particular proportions. Water is one of the simplest compounds. It contains atoms of oxygen and hydrogen. The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms is 2 to 1. So we could call water dihydrogen oxide. Carbon dioxide is another familiar chemical substance. Although we cannot see or smell it you are exhaling it right now. As its name suggests there are twice as many oxygen atoms as carbon atoms. You’ve probably also heard of carbon monoxide, the poisonous gas released by faulty burners. Carbon monoxide contains carbon and oxygen atoms in equal numbers, one for one. A mixture is 2 or more substances which have been mixed together but which have not chemically bonded. Air is a mixture. It contains nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, a small amount of inert gases and some moisture. The proportions of these substances are not fixed. The air we breathe out contains rather more carbon dioxide and moisture than the air w

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