Why is water considered a compound?

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Water is a compound and a compound forms whenever two or more atoms atoms form chemical bonds with each other. The chemical formula for water is $H_{2} O$ which means each molecule of water consists of one oxygen atom chemically bonded to two hydrogen atoms.

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