* Compounds are formed when two or more different elements chemically combine.

* Oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) are elements that exist as diatomic molecules (two atoms of the same element bonded together).

* Helium (He) is a noble gas and exists as single atoms.

* Carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed by the chemical combination of one carbon atom (C) and two oxygen atoms (O).

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