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Chemical compound

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Summary

A chemical substance composed of atoms of at least two elements in a definite stoichiometric relation.

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Law of definite proportionsChemical compound

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Authored explanation

The law describes stoichiometric compounds while allowing explicit qualifications for isotopes and nonstoichiometric solids.

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A theory, law, or interaction describes the behavior of the target within a stated regime. The edge detail must state important limits or qualifications.

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Pure substanceChemical compound

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Compounds form one principal class of pure substances; elemental substances form the other.

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The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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Chemical compoundChemical formula

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A compound can be represented by a formula appropriate to its molecular, ionic, network, or nonstoichiometric character.

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The target represents a state, property, observable, or state-dependent description associated with the source system or theory.

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