Which of the following statements is false?

A. Two or more different substances combine physically to form a mixture.

B. Two or more different atoms combine chemically to form an element.

C. Two or more elements combine chemically to form a compound.

D. Two or more atoms combine chemically to form a molecule.

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Physics

Melany Carter

2 May, 19:19

Which of the following statements is false?

A. Two or more different substances combine physically to form a mixture.

B. Two or more different atoms combine chemically to form an element.

C. Two or more elements combine chemically to form a compound.

D. Two or more atoms combine chemically to form a molecule.

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Kaylie Chase · Answer 1

B. two or more different atoms combine chemically to form an element.

Regan Chen · Answer 2

B, keep in mind, elements are pure substances, they're uniform, if you cut it up all the pieces will be the same, you can't have different atoms or else it would be a compound or mixture