Difference between Mixtures and Compounds

 

Difference between Mixtures and Compounds

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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 natureMixtures 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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