what does the statement ''the properties of salts are different from the properties of the elements that go into making them'' mean? include an example in your answer.

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Priscilla Boyer

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23 May, 16:31

what does the statement ''the properties of salts are different from the properties of the elements that go into making them'' mean? include an example in your answer.

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Rosa Cain · Answer 1

Salt is a compound

Explanation:

A compound had fixed mass ratio of elements.

And the characteristics of the compound is different from its constituents. E. g taste of soap is different from its constituents like palm oil, soda, fragrance etc

Other compounds are water, caustic soda, limestone etc