Q: What is the name for a combination of elements that acts as a different substance?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

An element is a fundamental chemical part of a substance; there are about 115 known elements. A compound is a combination of elements that acts as a different substance; there are over 50 million known substances.

 Choices:

- contrast

- mixture

- solution

- compound


A:
compound