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Is pure air a pure substance?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Air is a compound gas, but techically speaking it is definitely not a chemical substance. The main components of air are nitrogen (78% ) and oxygen (20.95%) and yes, those ARE chemical substances. Chemistry, as well as other sciences, requires you to be very specific with concepts and language.

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