Do compounds, made up of elements retain the same properties of the elements that make them up?

Molecules are the simplest unit of a covalent compound, and molecules can be represented in many different ways. Atoms are the smallest units of matter that still retain the fundamental chemical properties of an element. ... A compound is a distinct group of atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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a) the particles of the chair are strongly held together.