Question

GIVE reason why water is a compound not a mixture

Answer 1

Answer:

because it consists of 2 elements

H2O

in a definite proportion

Answer 2

Answer:

because it is a combination of two elements namely hydrogen and oxygen .

when two or more elements combined it makes compound .

and when two or more substance combined it makes mixture .

hence , water is made up of two elements so it is called as compound not a mixture .

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