Question

Allena and Charissa were discussing whether Cl2 is an element or a compound. Allena said that it is an element because it has only one type of atom. Charissa said that it is a compound because it has more than one atom. Who is correct?

Allena is correct. It is an element because it is only one atom.


Charissa is correct. It is a compound because it has a two.


Charissa is correct. It is a compound because it is made of more than one atom.


Allena is correct. It is an element because it is only made of chlorine atoms.

Answer 1

Answer is: Allena is correct. It is an element because it is only made of chlorine atoms.
A chemical element bonded to an identical chemical element is not a chemical compound since it is made from only one element and not from two different elements. Chlorine is molecule, but not compound.