Question

Is a compound homogeneous or heterogeneous?

Answer 1

Compound:

• A compound is always made up of the same kind of elements combined in a fixed ratio.
• For example, water (H₂O) is made up of the two elements oxygen and hydrogen.
• Chemically they combined in a fixed ratio of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
• A compound is always homogeneous, that is all samples of a compound are the same in composition and have the same properties throughout.
• For example, the properties of a drop of water are the same as the properties of a glass of water.