i just don't understand. they have similary components , don't they ?
2006-08-04 04:01:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Elements are the base components. Is a basket the same as a basketball? Its made up of basket and ball, but when combined they are something different. Elements are like words. Compounds are like compound words.
2006-08-04 04:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by caffiene_freek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper is an element. Copper sulfate is a substance. Copper cannot be broken down much further; only to subatomic particles. Copper sulfate can be broken down into copper and some other elements that I can't remember at the moment...
2006-08-04 11:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by moleman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper sulfate is a mix has stated before. But it contains 3 types of elements :
Copper, Sulfur and Oxygen (see formula CuSO4)
Copper and sulfate are under their ionic form in CuSO4 and not directly bound together.
2006-08-04 13:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Benoit H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper - it is in solid form. contains only copper. Denote-Cu
Copper Sulphate - chemically altered. (liquid state) electrolyse copper (it means you seperate the ions from the copper thru a gadget), get the ions Cu2+ add with Sulphate ions SO4-
Add dem together, you get CuSo4. Its called a redox reaction.
Redox= Reduction and oxidation (transfer of positive and negative ions)
Its like making baby. Add a lil from ur mum and dad's gene, you get sumtin new. Thats u. You parents and you are two different thing yet you guys are related.
Hope i make it easy for u to understand. =))
2006-08-08 01:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by SxyDeViL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper is an element (made up of one type of atom).
Copper sulphate is a compound made up of atoms from the elements copper and sulphur bonded together. It contains two different types of atoms, and thus is not an element.
Understand now?
2006-08-04 11:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Entwined 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but it's a mix.
it's like asking why is poodle a breed, but a poodle and a bulldog, if bred together, aren't??
sulfur and copper are elements on their own, b/c they are in their pure and basic form. but, if you mix them with something else, then they aren't that basic elemental form anymore!
hope that helped!
2006-08-04 11:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but its not in a pure state
2006-08-04 11:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by DesignR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋