Explain why hydrogen and oxygen are considered as elements whereas water is not considered as elements
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An element is a matter which only contains one type of atom. Hydrogen (proton number 1) and oxygen (proton number 8 ) are elements because they each have only one type of atom. Whereas water is a compound and it contains two types of atoms therefore it cannot be considered as an element.
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Hydrogen and oxygen are considered as elements which cannot split into different substances by applying any kind of energy like heat or electricity whereas water is a composed of constituents like hydrogen and oxygen in a fixed proportion and it can be split up by applying energy. So, it is not an element.
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