Difference between Mixtures and Compounds
Compound | Mixture |
Compounds are substances which can be formed by chemically combining two or more elements. | Mixtures are substances that are formed by physically mixing two or more substances. |
Compounds fall under pure substances. | Mixtures can be categorized as impure substances. |
The chemical composition of compounds is always fixed. | A mixture can have a variable composition of the substances forming it. |
Compounds are always homogeneous in nature | Mixtures can either be homogeneous or heterogeneous in nature. |
A new substance is formed after the constituents are chemically combined. So, a compound has different properties from its constituents. | No new substances are formed in mixtures and their properties are dependent on the properties of their respective constituents. |
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