Integrated Science & Periodic Table

Atoms are the smallest particles used in order to identify an element. These elements are made up of only one specific kind of atom (Chang 2010). The difference between a mixture and a compound lies in the fundamentals of what makes up both substances. A compound is a substance that contains more than one element, but in fixed proportions, making it a molecule. No matter how large or small the amount of compound, the proportions will always have to be the same in order for the substance to qualify as a specific compound made up of the molecules (Chang 2010). For example, water is a molecule containing, one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. The combination of these specific atoms in specific proportions is what makes it a compound. If the elements forming this compound were to be broken up, the compound itself would change...
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