Properties of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

 

     

Elements

Compounds

Mixtures

 

 

Made up of only one kind of atom  

 

 

Made up of more than one kind of atom

 

Made up of more than one kind of molecule

 

Cannot be broken down by chemical means

 

 

Can be broken down by chemical means

 

Can be separated by physical means

Has same properties as atoms it is made from

Has different properties from substances it is made from

Has same properties as substances it is made from

 

Has same properties throughout

 

 

Has same properties throughout

 

Has different properties throughout