{"id":149650,"date":"2022-03-21T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T05:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:17:05","slug":"difference-between-element-and-compound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Element and Compound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 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href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#Difference_between_Elements_and_Compounds\" title=\"Difference between Elements and Compounds\">Difference between Elements and Compounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#Difference_Between_Elements_And_Compounds_Class_9th\" title=\"Difference Between Elements And Compounds Class 9th\">Difference Between Elements And Compounds Class 9th<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#What_is_the_difference_between_an_element_and_a_compound\" title=\"What is the difference between an element and a compound?\">What is the difference between an element and a compound?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#More_Details_Of_Elements\" title=\"More Details Of Elements\">More Details Of Elements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#More_Details_Of_Compounds\" title=\"More Details Of Compounds\">More Details Of Compounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#FAQs_on_Difference_Between_Element_and_Compound\" title=\"FAQs on Difference Between Element and Compound\">FAQs on Difference Between Element and Compound<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#What_is_the_difference_between_an_element_and_a_compound_Write_any_one_difference\" title=\"What is the difference between an element and a compound? Write any one difference\">What is the difference between an element and a compound? Write any one difference<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#What_are_elements_and_compounds\" title=\"What are elements and compounds?\">What are elements and compounds?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#How_many_elements_and_compounds_are_there\" title=\"How many elements and compounds are there?\">How many elements and compounds are there?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#Is_there_a_possibility_that_elements_and_compounds_can_be_broken_down\" title=\"Is there a possibility that elements and compounds can be broken down?\">Is there a possibility that elements and compounds can be broken down?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-element-and-compound\/#Write_four_examples_of_both_elements_and_compounds\" title=\"Write four examples of both elements and compounds.\">Write four examples of both elements and compounds.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>One of the most important questions in exams is <strong>what is the difference between an element and a compound<\/strong>. In this article, we will discuss the difference between elements and compounds based on different parameters. Before studying the difference between elements and compounds it is necessary to know <strong>what are elements and compounds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-705410\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/element-and-compound-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Difference Between Element and Compound\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/element-and-compound-copy-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/element-and-compound-copy-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/element-and-compound-copy-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/element-and-compound-copy-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Elements_and_Compounds\"><\/span>What are Elements and Compounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both <strong>elements and compounds<\/strong> are similar concepts. Elements are composed of only one type of substance whereas compounds are composed of two or more than two types of substance. Below given is the detailed difference between these both.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_an_Element\"><\/span>What is an Element?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those materials which contain only one type of atom are called an<strong> element<\/strong>. These atoms have the same atomic number. For example &#8211; hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.<\/p>\n<p>There are three different types of chemical elements. These are metals, nonmetals and metalloids.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/articles\/metal\/\">Metals<\/a>:<\/strong> Metals can be found on the left side of the periodic table. They have properties like electroconductivity, malleability, shine, etc. For example &#8211; copper, aluminium, gold etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-metals:<\/strong> Non-metals are placed on the right side of the periodic table. They don&#8217;t have properties of malleability, electric conductivity and shiny. For example, oxygen and carbon.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/metalloids\/\">Metalloids<\/a>:<\/strong> These are present in the middle of the periodic table. They have mixed properties of metals and non-metals. For example, germanium, silicon, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Compound\"><\/span>What is a Compound?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those substances formed by combining two or more elements are called<strong> compounds<\/strong>. These two elements are different from each other.<\/p>\n<p>Elements in a compound are held together with covalent or ionic bonds. There are different types of compounds, as written below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Molecular compounds:<\/strong> In molecular compounds, molecules are held together by covalent bonds. For example: O<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/intermetallic-compound\/\"><strong>Intermetallic compounds<\/strong><\/a>: Metallic bonds are formed between the molecules in these compounds. For example: Sendust<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ionic compounds<\/strong>: The atoms bind each other with ionic bonds. For example, NaCl.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coordinate compounds<\/strong>: Molecules in coordinate compounds are held together by coordinate covalent bonds. For example, hemoglobin and chlorophyll.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_Elements_and_Compounds\"><\/span>Difference between Elements and Compounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #89cff0; color: black;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Difference Between Elements And Compounds <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Parameters <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Elements <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Compounds <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Definition <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elements comprise a single type of atom.<\/td>\n<td>Compounds are products of two or more than two types of atoms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total numbers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>There are 118 elements found on the earth.<\/td>\n<td>Number of compounds is infinite. There is no fixed number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Classification <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Metals, nonmetals and metalloids.<\/td>\n<td>Molecular, intermetallic, ionic and coordinate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Representation <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chemical symbols are used to represent elements.<\/td>\n<td>Chemical formula is used to represent a compound.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ability to breakdown <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elements cannot be broken down with any chemical reaction.<\/td>\n<td>Compounds can be broken down and can be converted into new forms or compounds with the help of chemical reaction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Structure <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elements are pure substances.<\/td>\n<td>Elements are chemically combined.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bonding <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>There is absence of covalent or ionic bonds between the atoms<\/td>\n<td>Compounds are formed with the covalent or ionic bonds present between the atoms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Charge <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Atoms are of neutral charge.<\/td>\n<td>Ions are formed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Availability <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>These are available in nature.<\/td>\n<td>Some compounds are freely available while most of them are man made.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Representation <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elements are represented with symbols.<\/td>\n<td>Compounds are represented using a formula.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Separation <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Separation of elements can be done by physical or chemical methods.<\/td>\n<td>Due to the strong bonds present between the molecules of a compound, separation can only be done by chemical methods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Properties <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The properties of an element are the same as the atoms of an element.<\/td>\n<td>The properties of a compound are entirely different from the elements of which the compound is made.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Identification <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elements can be identified by their specific atomic numbers<\/td>\n<td>Compounds are identified by their chemical formula, and bonds present between the atoms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Smallest unit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>An atom is the smallest particle of an element.<\/td>\n<td>A molecule is considered to be the smallest particle of a compound.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Example <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Oxygen, nitrogen, etc.<\/td>\n<td>Sodium chloride, calcium carbonate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_Between_Elements_And_Compounds_Class_9th\"><\/span>Difference Between Elements And Compounds Class 9th<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_an_element_and_a_compound\"><\/span>What is the difference between an element and a compound?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Elements<\/strong> are products of the similar type of atoms. For example &#8211; O<sub>2<\/sub> is oxygen which is formed with two oxygen atoms which are the same and have the same atomic number and properties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compounds<\/strong> are formed with two or more than two types of atoms. For example, H<sub>2<\/sub>0. This is the chemical formula of water, which contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. A covalent bond is present between H and O atoms, due to which water has different properties.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Details_Of_Elements\"><\/span>More Details Of Elements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An element consists of the same number of protons, meaning that the atoms in an element have the same atomic number. It is impossible to break down an element.<\/p>\n<p>There can be certain differences in the number of neutrons, although the number of protons is the same. As a result, they can be of different masses.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Details_Of_Compounds\"><\/span>More Details Of Compounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a chemical reaction occurs, multiple substances combine together for the formation of a compound. A compound behaves entirely differently from the elements that it consists of. For example in H<sub>2<\/sub>O, hydrogen and oxygena are gaseous at room temperature whereas H<sub>2<\/sub>O is a liquid at room temperature.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs_on_Difference_Between_Element_and_Compound\"><\/span>FAQs on Difference Between Element and Compound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_an_element_and_a_compound_Write_any_one_difference\"><\/span>What is the difference between an element and a compound? Write any one difference<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe difference between an element and compound is that the representation of an element is by a symbol while a compound is represented by a chemical formula.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_elements_and_compounds\"><\/span>What are elements and compounds?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe smallest particle of an element is an atom and the smallest particle of a compound is a molecule.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_elements_and_compounds_are_there\"><\/span>How many elements and compounds are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are 118 elements and an infinite number of compounds.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_a_possibility_that_elements_and_compounds_can_be_broken_down\"><\/span>Is there a possibility that elements and compounds can be broken down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElements cannot be broken down with any chemical reaction. With the help of chemical reaction, compounds can be broken down and can be converted into new forms.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Write_four_examples_of_both_elements_and_compounds\"><\/span>Write four examples of both elements and compounds.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElements - N2, H2, He2, Cl2. Compounds - NaOH, CO,, C2H2, H2O2.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t\"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"What is the difference between an element and a compound? 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