MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

The main group elements have been differentiated as s-blocks and p-blocks elements of the Periodic table. It includes a brief description of the main group elements and their compounds. The nature of the main group elements and their compounds have been described in this study. Some examples have been furnished based on the main group elements and their compounds for a better description of the same. The definition of elements has been furnished followed by the different natures of the elements. The differences between the elements and the compounds have been described in this study. This study facilitates a clear viewpoint of the main group elements. 

Elements and Compounds 

Elements as well as Compounds both are “pure chemical substances” that are available in nature. The essential part of any substance has been known as elements or it is better known as chemical elements. No substance in nature is supposed to be made without elements and that is why elements are the most important part of nature. The materials that cannot be decayed into smaller particles with the help of any chemical processes are known as elements in the language of chemistry. The main group elements are the representative elements of the group of several elements such as Lithium, Helium, Boron, Beryllium, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon. 

The substances that have been made of “identical molecules” of atoms of two or more two chemical elements are known as compounds. Compounds are composed of the elements that are why they are dependent upon the nature of the elements. The chemical compounds are the united form of the elements of nature and there are many compounds in nature composed of the elements, especially by the main group elements. In the compounds, the elements are chemically bonded with one another for better construction. 

Examples of elements and compounds 

The elements of nature make bonds chemically with one another for better construction of the elements. In this study, several examples of elements and the compounds composed by them have been discussed for a better understanding of the topic. In this study, the main group elements have been focused on as they have been considered as the major elements for the chemical compounds.

All the compounds made by the chemical bonds of the elements, especially by the main group elements have immense importance in the world of living and non-living beings. For example, water (H2O) is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen so these two elements bond together to compose water. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is made up of Carbon and Oxygen and that is the major element for the photosynthesis of plants. Thus the compounds made by the elements have been the major compounds for the survival of living beings.

Element Definition 

The substances which are supposed not to decay into smaller particles with the help of any chemical processes are known as elements in the language of chemistry. The elements are important for their nature of making bonds and making new compounds in nature for the survival of the living beings of the world. As mentioned earlier, the most important substances of nature such as water, carbon dioxide, Magnesium oxide, and Iron sulphide are the major elements in nature. 

Each of the elements is composed of their type of atoms and that is the reason that all the elements are different from each other as they are made up of their atoms. Everything in the universe or every compound in nature is made up of at least one or more than one element. That is the reason for the difference in the number of atoms of different elements as all elements own different atoms.

Difference between element and compound 

The substances which are supposed not to decay into smaller particles with the help of any chemical processes are known as elements in the language of chemistry. The substances that have been made of “identical molecules” of atoms of two or more two chemical elements are known as compounds. Elements are dependent upon the atoms of their molecules or their type. On the other hand, the compounds are dependent upon the elements as they are made up of the elements. Elements are the pure components that are composed of only one atom but the compounds are composed of two or more than two elements with “chemically fixed proportions”. The elements are not supposed to be decomposed into smaller parts but the compounds are made up of two or more than two elements, as a result, the compounds are supposed to be broken into smaller parts. 

Conclusion 

The main group elements have been differentiated as s-blocks and p-blocks elements of the Periodic table. This study describes a brief description of the main group elements and their compounds. The characteristics of the main group elements and their compounds have been furnished in this study. Some examples have been described based on the main group elements and their compounds for a better description of the same. Definition of elements has been furnished followed by the different natures of the elements. The differences between the elements and the compounds have been described based on characteristics and structure of the elements and the compounds in this study.