Write characteristics of compounds.
Characteristics of compounds:
(ii) Compounds are the substances formed by chemical combination of two or more elements.
(ii) The constituent elements are present in a fixed ratio. For example water is compound and compose in 1:2 such that 1 part of oxygen and 2 part of hydrogen.
(iii) A chemical reaction takes place during the formation of a compound.
(iv) Properties of a compound are different to those of its elements.
(v) Constituent elements cannot be separated by physical processes.