No,what we call the laws of physics are just rules that were made to explain and predict what happens to real systems. We just assume that our laws are right until we have better more accurate ones.
For example newtons second law F=ma worked very well for the sorts of things newton saw. But it isn't perfect at very high speeds and so we need relativity from einsten for these situations.
In some situations even the best laws we have at the moment still don't explain well enough what is going on, for example why supernova explode or how to combine quantum mechanics and relativity.
All substances can be broken into any other substances (or elements) by chemical or physical methods.
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.
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.
This is the definition of an atom.
Elements and compounds (pure substances) cannot be broken down by physical changes.
A sample that cannot be separated into two or more substances by physical means is a compound. A compound is made up of 2 or more elements which cannot be broken down by physical means.
An element!
Element
Elements.
an element --- considered a pure substance
No, compounds cannot be broken down into elements by physical means because compounds are composed of atoms that are chemically bonded together. Physical means can only change the physical state of matter, such as melting or evaporating a compound, but it does not break the chemical bonds between the atoms.
Cannot be broken