Question

Explain why oxygen is an element while water is a compound.​

Answer 1

Answer:

oxygen contains only oxygen molecules containing 2atoms.

But water contains both hydrogen molecule containing 2 atom and oxygen molecule.

So, oxygen is an element and water is a compound.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

as oxygen is made up of only one kind of atom so its element while water is made up of different atoms combined so it is a compound

Explanation:

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