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It can be converted to water and carbon dioxide by setting it on fire. Ethanol can be broken down in the body by an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase.
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Why is rhenium an element and not a compound?
An element is a pure substance that can not be broken down by chemical means into other substances. A compound is a pure substance that cannot be broken down by physical means but it can be broken down by chemical means.
Can compounds be broken down by ordinary chemical means?
Yes.
What is a substance that cannot be broken down into a similar substance?
An element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means.
What are substances that can not be broken down into simpler stuff by any chemical means?
The simplest substance that you can obtain by ordinary means is an element.An element is a substance than cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
What type of substance cannot be broken down into a simplier substance?
an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form by chemical means
Can compounds be broken only by chemical means?
yes, they can only be broken down by chemical means
Can compounds be broken down only by chemical means?
yes, they can only be broken down by chemical means
Why is rhenium an element and not a compound?
An element is a pure substance that can not be broken down by chemical means into other substances. A compound is a pure substance that cannot be broken down by physical means but it can be broken down by chemical means.
What can be broken down into its element by chemical means?
A compound
Can Elements be broken down by ordinary chemical means?
no
What is the one thing that can not be broken down into chemical means?
mineralsss
Can compounds be broken down by ordinary chemical means?
Yes.
What is a substance that cannot be broken down into a similar substance?
An element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means.
What are substances that can not be broken down into simpler stuff by any chemical means?
The simplest substance that you can obtain by ordinary means is an element.An element is a substance than cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into substances by physical or chemical means is an?
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means is an element. This is because Elements can't be broken down chemically into other substances because there is nothing to break them down into.
Does helium have any common compounds and if there is what are they?
Helium is an element, meaning that it can't be broken down by chemical means. It is pure helium. Anything on the Period Table of Elements can't be broken down further by chemical means.
Is an element a substance?
cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
