When two elements A and B are powdered together in a pestle motar, a large amount of heat is given out and a substance C is formed. The properties of C are found to the different from those of A and B. Is the substance C an element, compound or a mixture?

When two elements A and B are powdered together in a pestle motar, a l

1.	When two elements A and B are powdered together in a pestle motar, a large amount of heat is given out and a substance C is formed. The properties of C are found to the different from those of A and B. Is the substance C an element, compound or a mixture?
Answer» compound because it is a CHEMICAL CHANGE and HENCE most properties of that compound will be different