Key Stage 3
Meaning
A Compound is a molecule made of 2 or more different types of atom.
About Compounds
- A compound is made of different elements chemically bonded together.
Examples
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| A water molecule is a compound made of one Oxygen bonded with two Hydrogen atoms. | Carbon Dioxide is a compound molecule made of one Carbon atom and two Oxygen atoms bonded together. | This compound is a made from one Carbon atom and four Hydrogen atoms bonded together and it called Methane. | Ethanol (Alcohol) is a compound made of two Carbon atoms, six Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atom bonded together. |
References
AQA
- Compound, pages 12, 14-17, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Compounds, page 11, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Compounds, page 14, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Compounds, page 98, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Compounds, pages 126, 136-7, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Compounds, pages 29, 30, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Compounds, pages 29, 30, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Compounds, pages 5, 8, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Compounds; comparison with mixtures, pages 21-2, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Compounds; formula for, page 277, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Compounds; formulae for, page 244, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA