Answer: Option (1) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Compounds are the substances which contain two or more different elements.
Similarly, water is a compound as it is made up when two hydrogen atoms combine with one oxygen atom. Compounds can be broken down with the help of chemical reactions.
Hence, the statement water can be broken down by chemical means explains why water is classified as a compound.
Answer:

Explanation:


T = 0.436.
I used the formula for first order reaction.
I hope you get this.