Question

label elements, compounds, and mixtures - k

each circle represents an atom and each different color represents a different kind of atom. if two atoms are touching, then they are bonded together. choose the best classification.

element

compound

mixture of elements

mixture of compounds

mixture of elements and compounds

Explanation:

A compound is a substance formed when two or more different types of atoms are chemically bonded together. In the given diagram, there are multiple molecules. Each molecule has different - colored atoms (representing different types of atoms) bonded together. A mixture would have different substances (either elements or compounds) not chemically combined. An element has only one type of atom. Since all the species in the diagram are made of chemically - bonded different atoms (compounds), and there is no indication of multiple substances (like a mixture of different compounds or elements and compounds), it is a compound.

Answer:

Compound