This the atom; it is indestructible by chemical methods.
All of the elements of the Periodic Table cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler form by chemical means
The atom cannot be broken by chemical methods.
An element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by chemical means.
An element.
No. Elements cannot be broken down into simpler substances in a chemical reaction.
All substances can be broken into any other substances (or elements) by chemical or physical methods.
I think your referring to an element, the basic unit(s) that cannot be broken down without fission.
Hexane is a compound. All chemical compounds can be broken down by chemical change (chemical reactions of many types) - not only hexane. All the other choices are elements which cannot be broken down by chemical changes.
An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
Substances that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances are called elements.
An element is a pure substance that can not be broken down by chemical means into other substances. A compound is a pure substance that cannot be broken down by physical means but it can be broken down by chemical means.