A compound can be broken into its element by a chemical process.
Element:-
- A substance made of just one kind of atom.
- Example- Iron is an element made of the same kind of atom.
Compound-
- It is a substance that is composed of two or more elements chemically combined together in a fixed proportion by weight.
- It can be broken into simple elements by a chemical process.
- Example- Carbon dioxide ()
Hence, A compound can be broken into its element by a chemical process.