{"id":257,"date":"2024-12-05T22:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T05:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/?p=257"},"modified":"2024-12-06T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:39:14","slug":"what-are-compounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/what-are-compounds\/","title":{"rendered":"What are COMPOUNDS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If there are only 90 types of atoms found on Earth, how do we have over 100 million different substances? Because just as Legos link together to make structures and letters link together to make words, atoms link together to form different substances called COMPOUNDS! Let&#8217;s learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a COMPOUND?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3d5aff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">COMPOUNDS are substances composed of the same molecules formed by combining elements<\/mark><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ex: If we take 20g of Hydrogen and 10g of Oxygens we get 30g of Water because the atoms in those substances bond at at 2:1 ratio to make Water (H<sub>2<\/sub>O) molecules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0a4fff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Compounds can be broken apart into the elemental substances they are made from.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/element-compound.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/element-compound.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/element-compound-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a MOLCULE?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#366df9\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MOLECULES are the particles created when atoms bond to each other.<\/mark><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ex: When two Hydrogens (H) and one Oxygen (O) bond we get an H<sub>2<\/sub>O molecule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each atom retains it atomic identity, they are just stuck together and move in a unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1466fe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Molecules can be broken apart into the atoms that formed them<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/atom-molecule.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/atom-molecule.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/atom-molecule-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a CHEMICAL FORMULA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1466fe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Chemical formulas use Atomic Symbols and subscript numbers to describe how many of which atoms link together to form molecules and therefore create compounds<\/mark><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Water H<sub>2<\/sub>O = 2 Hydrogens + 1 Oxygen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methane CH<sub>4<\/sub> = 1 Carbon + 4 Hydrogens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/water-formula.jpg\" alt=\"water compound\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/water-formula.jpg 652w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/water-formula-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/methane-formula.jpg\" alt=\"methane compound formula\" class=\"wp-image-260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/methane-formula.jpg 670w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/methane-formula-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So how do compounds compare to the elements they are made from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just as teenagers act differently when holding hands with their beloved, atoms look and act differently when they bond to each other too!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When atoms bond, they create <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1638ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">compounds that have completely different properties than the elements that compose them<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look how different the elements are from the compounds they create below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sugar-compound-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sugar-compound-image.jpg 639w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sugar-compound-image-300x85.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/iron-oxygen-rust-compound.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287\" style=\"width:629px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/iron-oxygen-rust-compound.jpg 589w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/iron-oxygen-rust-compound-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/salt-chlorine-nacl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"width:619px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/salt-chlorine-nacl.jpg 803w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/salt-chlorine-nacl-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s keep Learning&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6890baf62a1d0dadb463d55e1bdeb89f\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">While compounds account for millions of the substances on Earth, there are still millions more. Keep reading to learn more!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking to practice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/sims\/html\/build-a-molecule\/latest\/build-a-molecule_all.html\" title=\"\">Build a Molecule  PHET Simulation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Molecular-Go-Fish-Game-6-12-Science-Chemistry-10712220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mc-go-fish-product-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mc-go-fish-product-thumb.jpg 371w, https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mc-go-fish-product-thumb-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Perfect game for linking molecular structure and chemical formulas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there are only 90 types of atoms found on Earth, how do we have over 100 million different substances? Because just as Legos link together to make structures and letters link together to make words, atoms link together to form different substances called COMPOUNDS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[7,25,20,18,27],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organization-of-matter","tag-chemistry","tag-matter","tag-middle-school-science","tag-science","tag-webquest-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}