Question

5. Explain why water is a compound, not a mixture?​

Answer 1

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Compounds contain two or more different elements. Water is a molecule because it contains molecular bonds. Water is also a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (oxygen and hydrogen). It is not a compound because it is made from atoms of only one element - oxygen.

Answer 2

Answer:

Compounds contain two or more different elements. Water is a molecule because it contains molecular bonds. Water is also a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (oxygen and hydrogen). It is not a compound because it is made from atoms of only one element - oxygen.