Barbara Gosselin, P.T. My interest in holistic healing began as the result of a simple suggestion by a friend, but was driven on by my own struggle with back pain. Barbara GosselinBack in the 1980s, I was on a very conventional path, having just received my Bachelorâs degree in Physical Therapy.
Compounds <br /> A compound is made up of two or more types of elements (e.g. water and carbon dioxide) that are chemically combined in a set ratio. They cannot be broken down into two or more simpler substances by physical means, only by chemical means. Properties of compounds differ from those of their elements.
What is a compound? A compound is a pure substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined. Compounds can be written down using chemical formula which is a shorthand way used to represent them. For example the chemical formula of water is H2O. The compound water is composed of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of two to one. Each compounds as its own set of distinct properties which identifies it from other pure substances.