Question

cooper sulphate is an element (true or false)​

Answer 1

$\mathbb{\bold{\underline{ANSWER}}}$

$\fbox{\textsf{False}}$

$\mathbb{\bold{\underline{EXPLANATION:}}}$

$\star \textbf{ What are Elements?} \\ \textsf{Elements are substances that cannot be broken down further into simpler substances.} \\ \textsf{They are made up of their own kind of atoms. For example: Copper(Cu), Argon(Ar), }} \\ \textsf{etc.}$$\star \textbf{ What are compounds?} \\ \textsf{Compounds are basically a chemically bonded combination of two or more} \\ \textsf{different elements. Elements in a compound are always present in fixed ratios.}$

$\star \to \textbf{Copper Sulphate} \:\textbf{CuSO _{4} }$

$\textsf{Copper Sulphate (CuSO _4 ) is a mixture of an element and a compound.} \\ \textsf{The element is Copper(Cu) and the compound is Sulphate(SO _{4} ), which is} \\ \textsf{a combination of sulphur and oxygen atoms. Suplhate is also an ion.}$

$\therefore \textbf{We can say that Copper Sulphate is not an element, it is} \\ \textbf{a compound. Hence, the statement is FALSE.}$