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Differentiate between the terms - elements, and compounds.

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Elements are pure substances that are composed of only one type of atom.

Some of the examples of elements are Iron, Copper, Gold, etc.

Compounds are substances that are formed by two or more different types of elements combined chemically in fixed proportions.

A few examples of compounds are NaOH, NaCl, etc.

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