An element consists of exactly same atoms, that is, no atom can be distinguished from the other. This means that an element cannot be further divided and hence is a pure form of matter. An example of an element is oxygen. Two or more elements combine in a fixed ratio to form a compound. Hence, a compound has atoms of two or more different types and hence can be divided into individual fragments or other...
An element consists of exactly same atoms, that is, no atom can be distinguished from the other. This means that an element cannot be further divided and hence is a pure form of matter. An example of an element is oxygen. Two or more elements combine in a fixed ratio to form a compound. Hence, a compound has atoms of two or more different types and hence can be divided into individual fragments or other proportions. An example of a compound is water, which has hydrogen and oxygen in a 2:1 ratio. All the individual constituents of a compound lose out on their individual properties and hence a compound can have properties that are different from that of its constituents. A mixture is made up of two or more elements in any ratio. However, the difference between a mixture and compound is that the constituents can be easily differentiated in case of a mixture. An example is trail mix, from which we can pick out raisins, nuts, etc. easily. The individual components of a mixture retain their individual properties (for examples, raisins will still taste the same when in trail mix, etc.).
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