Question

Give three reasons why carbon dioxide is considered a compound ,while carbon a n element

Answer 1

Dear Student,

Carbon di oxide is considered a compound because :
1. CO₂ contains atoms of C and O₂ which is the typical property of compounds.
2. In CO₂ , C and O₂ are chemically combined and can be seperated only through chemical reactions.
3. CO₂ has its unique properties which match neither of its elements C and O₂ .

Carbon is considered an element because :
1. Carbon is a ure chemical substance made of ony C atom.
2. Carbon cannot be broken down into smaller units of atoms.
3. Carbon possesses no bond formations unlike CO₂ which contains bonds between C atoms and O₂​​ atoms.​​​​​

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