Compound (Chemistry)

Summary: Water is important. But what is water? Water is made from the atoms of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen. This means that water is a compound. A compound is a substance made up of atoms of two or more elements, with the atoms joined together strongly. The properties of a compound are different from the properties of the elements whose atoms are in it. Tags: science student-book-7 chemistry Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Compound (Chemistry)

Water is important. But what is water? Water is made from the atoms of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen. This means that water is a compound. A compound is a substance made up of atoms of two or more elements, with the atoms joined together strongly. The properties of a compound are different from the properties of the elements whose atoms are in it.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Chemistry/Elements, Atoms, and Compounds/2.3 Compounds.md), Chemistry section.