Which of the following correctly describes a compound?

The atoms are bonded together, and the compound has different physical and chemical properties than the individual elements.
The atoms have no set ratio for how the atoms can combine, and they are not chemically bonded together.
The atoms can only combine in fixed ratios, and they retain their individual chemical and physical properties.
The atoms retain their individual chemical properties, and they can only be separated from each other by a chemical change.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Respuesta :

A compound is defined as two or more different elements bonded together in an ionic or covalent bonding arrangement.  Any individual compound has a fixed ratio of its elements.  The elements do not retain their individual chemical properties.  Thus, option "C" is correct.

What is a compound?

A substance that has two or more different atoms which are chemically combined with each other in a fixed ratio by mass is known as a compound.

For example,

Here,  contains one atom of calcium and two atoms of chlorine which are chemically combined together in 1:2 ratio. Therefore, it is a compound.

Also, both chemical and physical properties of will be different from Ca and chloride.

Thus, option "C" is correct.

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