How can two substances be made up of the same two elements but have very different properties?

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Dereon Roberts

20 April, 23:08

How can two substances be made up of the same two elements but have very different properties?

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Jadyn Cline · Answer 1

So, basically, it might have different quantities, such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO), which are both made up of Carbon and Oxygen, but Carbon Monoxide has less oxygen. And they both have different properties, like CO is poisonous.