Question

I am not able to understand the differnce betwwen ions, compounds , elements & mixtures

Answer 1

ELEMENT
•An element is made up of same kind of atoms.
•An element cannot be spilt by physical or chemical methods.

COMPOUND
•A compound is obtained from different kinds of atoms.
•A compound can be spilt into new substance by chemical methods.
Element
An element is a substance which cannot spilt up into two or more simpler substances by the usual chemical methods of applying heat, light.
An element is a substance which is made up of one kind of particles.
COMPOUND
A compound is a substance made up of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion by mass.
#A compund is made up of different kind of particles....

A positively or negatively charged ATOM is called an ion.

Eg. Na+ is an ion of sodium.

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electr is called ion

● Mixture is a physical combination of two or more substances.
For example - Air, sugar in water, soil etc.
● In a mixture identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspension or colloid.

a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed. A mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.