The substances that are free from any kind of mixture and contain only one kind of particle are pure substances. Examples of pure substances.
An element is a substance that consists of only one type or kind of atom.A pure substance that has only one kind of atom and cannot be broken into two or more simpler substances by physical or chemical means is an element.A pure substance, basically composed of two or more elements and chemically combined in a fixed proportion is called a compound.
A few examples of pure substances are gold, copper,oxygen, diamond, etc. Compounds such as water, salt or crystals.