Is copper wire an element or compound?

Answer 1

copper is an element. but copper wire is a processed element.

Answer 2

Pure copper metal is an element, but most practical objects made out of a material called copper are homogeneous mixtures of the type called alloys.

Answer 3

Both copper oxide's ( Cu2O and CuO) are compounds, made of (two) elements: Cu and O.

Answer 4

Copper itself is, chemically speaking, is an element, wire is most probably an alloy: homogenous mixture of copper and some other metals.

Answer 5

Copper wire is made from the element copper and thus is an element that has been processed.

Answer 6

Copper is an element.

Answer 7

It's a compound

Answer 8

Copper is a chemical element.