water is not an element but a compound . Give reason
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Water is also a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (oxygen and hydrogen). ... It is not a compound because it is made from atoms of only one element - oxygen. This type of molecule is called a diatomic molecule, a molecule made from two atoms of the same type.
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A compound is a pure substance which is made up of same number of atoms in a fixed proportion by mass and whose properties are entirely different from the original substance(elements).
Water is an element and not a compound as it is homogeneous and has two elements hydrogen and oxygen which combine to form water in a definite ratio of 1:8 by mass.
Another proof:-
Hydrogen is a gas and is inflammable.Oxygen is also a gas and is a supporter of combustion.But water acts as a fire extinguisher.This property of water also proves that water is a compound.