Give two reasons for supposing that water is a compound and not a mixture.


Water is a compound because:
  • Water cannot be split into its constituents, hydrogen, and oxygen, by physical methods.
  • Water can only be separated into its constituents by chemical processes.
  • The properties of water are entirely different from those of its constituents.

Updated on: 19-Jan-2023

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