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A student says that all pure substances are elements. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Question 14 options:

I disagree. All pure substances are also mixtures.

I disagree. Elements are not pure substances. All pure substances include only molecules and compounds, which are more complex.

I agree. Pure substances include only single atoms made of one element.

I disagree. Elements form all pure substances, but some pure substances include elements bonded together to form molecules and compounds.

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Amirah Lewis

17 December, 06:30

Question 14 Unsaved

A student says that all pure substances are elements. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Question 14 options:

I disagree. All pure substances are also mixtures.

I disagree. Elements are not pure substances. All pure substances include only molecules and compounds, which are more complex.

I agree. Pure substances include only single atoms made of one element.

I disagree. Elements form all pure substances, but some pure substances include elements bonded together to form molecules and compounds.

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Cordell Forbes · Answer 1

The correct answer is I disagree. Elements form all pure substances, but some pure substances include elements bonded together to form molecules and compounds.

Elements are pure substances but these elements also make other things such as water. The water molecule is made of two elements called oxygen and Hydrogen. Now water itself is a pure substance as it is chemically bonded hydrogen and Oxygen but it is composed of more than one element