Question

Give reason why air is a mixture but not a compound

Answer 1

Air is a mixture and not a compound because of following reasons: Air can be separated into its constituents such as oxygen, nitrogen etc. by fractional distillation of liquid air. Air shows the properties of all the gases present in it. For example: Air supports combustion because of oxygen present in air.

Answer 2

Answer:

air is mixture of many gases ,it is not compond because if it compound many gases present in it get react with each other