The original sample was a compound because it was composed of two different elements and was not purely one element
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This angle is obtained when all four pairs of outer electrons repel each other equally. The bond angles in ammonia and in water are less than 109.5° because of the stronger repulsion by their lone pairs of electrons.
Answer:
Compound
Explanation:
The given specie is a compound.
A compound is made up of two or more kinds of atoms/elements joined together in a definite grouping.
- The properties of a compound are distinct and different from those of the individual elements that are combined in its make-up.
- For this given specie, the elements are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
- So, this is a compound.
Elements are distinct substances that cannot be split - up into simpler substances. Such substances consist of only one kind of atom