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Question
State five different characteristics of compounds.
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Solution
Five characteristics of a compound:
- Components in a compound are in a definite proportion.
- The compound is always homogenous [i.e. identical composition].
- Particles in a compound are of one kind.
- Compounds have a definite set of properties.
- Elements in the compound do not retain their original properties.
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