Question

Water is a compound because it?
A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond
B) it contains hydrogen & oxygen
C) it exists as solid, liquid or gas
D) it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemicals means

Answer 1

Answer:

a ) It contains two different elements joined by a chemical bond.

Concept: Compound is a substance that is formed by the combination of two elements in a fixed ratio.

These ratio can vary from compound to compound and from element to element.

Water is called as a compound because Hydrogen and Oxygen combine to form bonds which in turn make water look as compound.

Therefore Option ( a ) would be right answer.

Extra Information:

• Water has hydrogen type of bonding with bond angle 104.5°
• It has two lone pairs due to which it reacts readily with all compounds having deficit pairs.

Answer 2

As water is made up of one oxygen and 2 hydrogen elements therefore it's a compound
as compound is made up of 2 or more different type of elements so option A is correct

As it contains hydrogen and oxygen therefore option B is also correct

As we know all three phases coexist at triple point so it exist as solid ,liquid or gas

therefore option C is correct

As water can be split into smaller substances by chemical means therefore option D is false


⚡⚡⚡Hence options A,B,C are correct⚡⚡⚡

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