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Atom of carbon?
compounds CAN be decomposed elements CANTThe answer would be Mercury because it is an element and can't be broken down by chemical means. but methane, ethanol and ammonia can be broken down by physical means because they are compounds.
an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form by 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.
An element
Atom of carbon?
Oxygen O2
This is called molecule.
A chemical element.
compounds CAN be decomposed elements CANTThe answer would be Mercury because it is an element and can't be broken down by chemical means. but methane, ethanol and ammonia can be broken down by physical means because they are compounds.
an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form by 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.
This particle is the atom.
Foods, and the ingredients of foods, may be considered substances. However, more precisely, most are combinations of chemical substances. Ordinary salt (sodium chloride) is a pure substance, while pepper contains numerous chemical compounds, each of which can be considered a separate "substance."
The meaning of elements is any of the fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter.
An element
!!A pure substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means!!