Question

Chlorine is an element and Sodium chloride is a compound.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• Elements are pure substances made up of one type of atoms only.
• Example: Chlorine ($\mathrm{Cl}$) is made up of only chlorine atoms, so chlorine is an element.
• Compounds are pure substances made up of molecules formed by the chemical combination of two or more atoms in a fixed proportion.
• Example: Sodium chloride ($\mathrm{NaCl}$) is a compound. Each molecule is made up of one atom of Sodium and one atom of Chlorine in the ratio 1:1.

Hence, the given statement is true.