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Compounds and mixtures

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Compounds are chemicals made from atoms of different elements joined by chemical bonds. They can only be separated by a chemical reaction.

A mixture is made from molecules of elements and compounds that are simply mixed together, without chemical bonds. Mixtures can be separated using techniques such as filtration, chromatography, evaporation and distillation.

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