Question

Which of the following correctly describes a compound?

Answer 1

Answer: (A) The atoms are bonded together, and the compound has different physical and chemical properties than the individual elements.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Option (a) is the correct statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

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

For example,
`Ca + Cl_(2) \rightarrow CaCl_(2)`

Here,
`CaCl_(2)` 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
`CaCl_(2)` will be different from Ca and
`Cl_(2)`.

Thus, we can conclude that the statement atoms are bonded together, and the compound has different physical and chemical properties than the individual element, is correct.