What is a compound? How are they represented?

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Vedant
Nov 3, 2016

A compound is when 2 or more elements come together and combine with each other in a fixed ratio by mass to form a homogeneous substance.
A compound is denoted by its constituent elements and the lower script shows the no. Of atoms of that element present in one molecule of the compound.

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