Question

26 a) Copper is an element and copper sulphate is a compound. Justify your answer giving
b) Give two examples of homogeneous mixture.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a)  Copper is said to be an element because it cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means while Copper sulphate is said to be a compound because it has copper and sulphur combined in a definite proportion and properties of copper sulphate are entirely different from copper and sulphur.

b) In the human body, blood plasma is an example of a homogeneous mixture.