why is water said to be a compound insted of an element
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Explanation:
water is considered a compound and not an element because:
Henry Cavendish: synthesized water from its elements (two volumes of hydrogen and one volume of oxygen) by igniting the elements in their respective ratio thereby leading to the conclusion that water is not an element but a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.. combined in the ratio 2 is to 1.
A. Lavoisier:further confirmed that water is a compound of two elements h and o and that a molecule of water is comprised of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of Oxygen.
Answer:
water is said to be as compound because it is the mixture of two different molecules (hydrogen and oxygen)
compound:- compound is a substance which is made up of two or more molecules.
that's why It is a compound instead of element.