Answer:
b. a compound.
Explanation:
Electrolysis is described as a mechanism in which ionic compounds are decomposed into their elements by transmitting a direct electric current via the compound in a liquid state. At the cathode, the cations are reduced and anions at the anode are oxidized. There is an exchange between ions and atoms in the electrolysis process caused by the addition or removal between electrons from the external circuit. As per the question, the original substance is a compound because the electrolysis method is used to obtain pure elements from their respective compound.
So, the answer to 27.) would be <em>2x.</em> Both 6x and 2x can be divided by 2x, but they can't go any higher without the end-answer becoming a fraction. As such, 2x is the greatest common factor.
For 28.), x and x^2 can't be like terms, since like terms have the same variable and exponent :)
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