Answer to Question #14785 in Chemistry for Ting Ting

Question

Which of the following statements about elements is TRUE:

a. they are always made up of individual atoms in their natural state
b. they combine to make compounds

Answer 1

The second one is true (b. they combine to make compounds),because chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements, that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions and not all elements have natural state (synthesized elements).