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Only if they contain no other
contaminants or in other words any substance other than the one you're talking about.
It is possible to have a sample of an (almost) pure element, as it also is for compounds. Total purity is very very hard, however.
Jadyn Sporer
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∙ 13y agoElements definatly are but although compounds happen in nature they are not pure. But there is a chance I might be wrong since I haven't taken chemistry in a year.
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What can pure substances be classified as?
Pure substances are divided into elements and compounds.
Pure substances can be classified as or compounds.?
Elements
What is a name for elements and compounds?
Elements and compounds are pure substances. They also can be molecules.
What are two pure substances?
The two types of pure substance are elements and compounds The two types of pure substance are elements and compounds
What 2 catogories of substances include pure substances?
elements and compounds
What are two substances are?
The two types of pure substance are elements and compounds The two types of pure substance are elements and compounds
Which term are use to identify pure substances?
Pure substance can be identified as either elements or compounds. Some examples of pure substance that are elements are sulfur and tin. Pure substances that are compounds are sugar and salt.
The two types of pure substances?
elements and compounds (:
What are the two kinds of pure substances?
elements and compounds
In the classification of matter what are two pure substances?
The two types of matter that are pure substances are elements and compounds.
Is every pure substance an element?
No. Pure substances include elements and compounds.
Can a pure substance not be an element?
Yes. Both compounds and elements are pure substances.
