Define a compound. Give two points of evidence to show that sodium chloride is a compound.


Compounds are substances made up of two or more elements combined together chemically in a fixed proportion by mass.

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a compound because:
  • It is made up of two elements,  sodium and chlorine, and the nature of NaCl is completely different from its constituent elements.
  • Sodium and chlorine are present in a fixed proportion in sodium chloride.

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Updated on: 19-Jan-2023

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