Which best describes how to classify water?
2 answers:
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Water is a compound and scientifically known as H0 (2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen). Therefore, the answer is...
- Not A because water is not an element of one pure substance; rather, it is a compound and can be broken down into two pure substances.
- Not B because the statement contradicts itself: a compound is made of different atoms and, thus, different molecules.
- Not C because a mixture contains different substances that are physically -- not chemically -- combined. And as we know, water is a compound, which means that its atoms are chemically bonded to one another. Or else it would just be 2 free hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen.
- D (yay!) because it is not the *most* accurate, but simply the <em>best</em> description of those provided. Water can be described as a homogenous (uniform in appearance) mixture because, minus the "mixture" part, that's what it is, essentially: a substance that looks pure but is really made of up different molecules.
Ngl this was tricky, but I hope this helps :)
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