Element vs

Compound
Mini Lesson
What’s an element?
Remember…. A pure
substance….that can not
be broken down into
another substance…..
Name 5 elements?
Do you think elements
combine? Explain your
thinking…. provide evidence?

Salt Water Sugar

Compound
Puresubstance composed of two or
more different elements joined by
chemical bonds.
These chemical bonds can only be
separated by other chemicals. You
can not physically pull, cut, or tear a
compound apart.
Made of elements in a specific ratio .
What does ratio mean?
How much of one
thing is compared
to another.
Compound
CO is a deadly
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of elements?
Carbon and Oxygen
Waist gas from an
engine.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide
Compound
NaCl is a common
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?
Sodium
Chlorine/Chloride
Salt
Sodium Chloride
A square compound under
a microscope.
Compound
C12H22O11 is a common
compound… What
three elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of elements?

Carbon Hydrogen
Oxygen
Table sugar
Sugar
Compound
SiO2is a common
compound… What two
elements is it made
from? What is the ratio
of elements?

Silicon Oxygen
Silicon Oxide
Sand
1 Silicon element
Chemically bonded to
2 Oxygen elements
Compound N2O is a common
compound… What
two elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of
elements?

Nitrogen Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide
Laughing Gas
What’s the difference
between an element and a
compound?
An element contains just one type
of atom.

A compound contains two or

more different atoms joined
chemically in a ratio.
 Copper
Element, or Compound?
 Copper
Element, or Compound?
 Table Sugar
Element, or Compound?
 Table Sugar
Element, or Compound?
 Diamond
Element, or Compound?
 Diamond
Element, or Compound?
 Neon Gas
Element or Compound,?
 Neon Gas
Element, or Compound?
 Pure Water
Element, or Compound,?
 Pure Water
Element, or Compound?
 Aluminum
Element, or Compound?
 Aluminum
Element, or Compound?
 Silver
Element, or Compound?
 Silver
Element, or Compound?
 Sand
Element, or Compound?
 Sand
Element, or Compound?
 Compound Discovery
It is the year 2032 and you and a partner have just been asked to join
NASA on a trip to Jupiter. On this trip, your team discovered a brand new
compound that no one has ever seen. Upon further investigation, you
also noticed the compound was made up of elements commonly found
on the periodic table and ones that have also never been seen. To
introduce the world to the new compound, you need to chart the
following information:

 Name of Compound
 Colored Picture of the discovered compound
 Description of the physical and chemical properties of the
compound
 List of all of the elements that are bonded together to
make up the compound (minimum of 2, real or made up)
 Atomic #, Atomic Mass, Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
written out for each element
 Atomic Drawing of the compound. Showing how each
element bonds to the other (Protons, Neutrons and
Electrons) (Each Element wants 8 electrons in their outer
roadway, so they may share electrons/Bond)