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Any substance or compound cannot be physically separated. The broad term for this is simply "substance".
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An element cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.
A pure substance.
element
Any substance or compound cannot be physically separated. The broad term for this is simply "substance".
What are the components of solutions?
An element cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.
A pure substance.
In Geology that is a mineral, generally that is an element, look to PERIODIC TABLE.
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The smallest part of any chemical element that can exist is an atom of that element. The smallest part of a chemical compound that can exist is a molecule of that compound.
A substance you can't physically change would be copper grains, and iron filings.
An element is a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means. Atoms are the smallest particles in which an element can be divided and still retain its properties.
Substance, classified as an element and compound. For an element, it cannot be separated into another simplier substance; for a compound, it can be dicomposed into elements using chemical processes.