A substance that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances is a an electron. b a heterogeneous mixture. c an element. d a homogeneous mixture. e a compound.

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Jon Wheeler

22 July, 15:58

A substance that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances is a an electron. b a heterogeneous mixture. c an element. d a homogeneous mixture. e a compound.

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Rodrigo Graves · Answer 1

c. an element.

Explanation:

An element -

It refers to the substance, which has same type of atoms, with exactly same number of protons, is referred to as an element.

In term of chemical species, elements are the smallest one, and can not be bifurcated down to any further small substance by the means of any chemical reaction.

Hence, from the given information of the question,

The correct term is an element.