Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Chapter 3 Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations
Roy Kennedy Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA
Elements and Compounds
- Elements combine together to make an almost limitless number of compounds
- The properties of the compound are totally different from the constituent elements
- Compounds are made of atoms held together by bonds
- Chemical bonds are forces of attraction between atoms
- The bonding attraction comes from attractions between protons and electrons