Elements

Good morning, sunshine, the earth says hello.

Actully it's not morning. It's 5:41 pm. And the earth can't talk, because it... well it just can't, okay?!



Oh-Em-Gee. That thing is the periodic table of elements. And unless you are hyped up on sugar (a compound) you should know that. An Element is a simple, pure substance that cannot possibly be made in to a more simple substance. In otherwords, it is made up of only one type of atom. Sweetness. For example, the element hydrogen, or as it is shown on the table, H. As you can see it is number one on the table, and is in the top *looks at hands* left corner. I aM sO sMaRt!!!! Sorry, I'm capitain giddy today (where is Miles with my theme song??)

Elements make up Compounds. Compounds are made of one or more element. Two or more elements put together make a compound. Compounds cannot have one element. Because if a compund only has one element, then it is an element. Not a compound. My head hurts.

Today the dispatch was "what is your favourite compound to eat?" Me and my friend Tessa discussed this very, very, very, VERY throroughly (actully, the minute we saw what it was we both screamed our personal answer. which was sugar.) Basically, almost everything is a compound. Cake is a compound. Cheese is a compound. Tomato sauce is a compound. Yeah. Here is a fantastic example of a compound: Sodium Chloride. Or salt. Sodium Chloride= Salt. Sodim is an element that reacts violently with water (I dunno how.. maybe I should try it out.) and Chlorine is a toxic substance that kills you. But, when the two are put together, it creates Sodium Chloride! Which is neither poisonous and doesn't react violently with water. Two or more elements put together can create completly diffrent things, where the ingredients no longer even exsist. Isn't chemistry fun?!

I have no further information. Hope this helped you. oh yeah, and my name is Maddison. ^_^