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How is a compound different from a mixture?

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Mixtures are the product of mixing chemical substances like elements and compounds, without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each ingredient substance retains its own chemical properties and makeup. A mixture can usually be separated back into its original components.

Whereas compounds are the product of chemically bonding two or more different elements together, so that each element combines and creates new properties and makeup. A compound can rarely be separated back into its original components.

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