Question

water is compound and not a mixture. list two reasons.

Answer 1

because it is made up of fixed proportion of atoms and molecules.

it cannot be broken down onto simpler substances by simple means.

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Answer 2

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Water is a compound and not a mixture because of the following reasons:-

• Water is made up of combination of hydrogen and oxygen in a fixed ratio by mass.

• Water can be decomposed only by chemical method not by simple or any physical method.

• Water has a fixed chemical formula but mixture doesn't have a fixed formula.

• The property of water is different from hydrogen and oxygen.

This are some reasons for water to be a compound not a mixture.