Are the physical and chemical properties of a compound necessarily similar to those of the elements from which it is composed?
- Only the chemical properties, not the physical properties, of a compound and those of its component elements are similar.
- The physical and chemical properties of a compound can be different from those of the elements from which it is composed.
- Only the physical properties, not the chemical properties, of a compound and those of its component elements are similar.
- The physical and chemical properties of a compound are always similar to those of the elements from which it is composed.