why components in a compound can be separated by chemical means only and not by physical means ?
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The individual components of a mixture can be physically separated from each other. Chemical compounds are very different from mixtures: The elements in a chemical compound can only be separated by destroying the compound. They can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means), has properties that are different from its component elements, and. always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.
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Answer:
A compound cannot be sepearted by physical methods but only by chemical methods
Explanation:
A compound is a chemical substance that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. It cannot be separated into components without breaking chemical bonds.
Note that a compound:
- consists of atoms of two or more different elements bound together,
- can be broken down into a simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means (but not by physical means),
- has properties that are different from its component elements
- always contains the same ratio of its component atoms.