Give two reasons to prove that water is a compound not an element
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Two important reasons to prove that water is a compound and not an element are : 1. Water's melting point and boiling point varies according to external pressure, volume and temperature. This implies that it is a compound and not an element as for the latter, all of it's properties remain the same under any condition
Water is a molecule because it contains molecular bonds. Water is also a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (oxygen and hydrogen). ... This type of molecule is called a diatomic molecule, a molecule made from two atoms of the same type
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element are formed of single atom but compound are the combination of two or more elements..
water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 2 is to 1