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Compounds are products formed by chemical reaction between elements.An example is sodium chloride which is a common salt it is a compound of sodium and chlorine. Chlorine is a green gas and sodium is a soft silver metal. When sodium and chlorine combine chemically to form sodium chloride, the extra electron in the outer shell of the sodium atom is given to the outer shell of the chlorine atom.