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What is the name for a substance that cannot be split into simpler substances?
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∙ 12y ago
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What Cannot be Split into any simpler substances?
Elements. :D
What is the substance that cannot be split up into others?
Elements cannot be split using chemical reactions.
Elements cant be split up into anything simpler by?
anything
What is the simplest type of substance you know of?
The simplest type of substance is an element. They cannot be split up even by chemical reactions. There are over 100 elements, and the Periodic Table is a list of them.
What are compounds and elements called?
substances
A substance that cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means is known as?
An element.
What Cannot be Split into any simpler substances?
Elements. :D
What are the differences between an element and a mixture?
An element is a pure substance that cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means while a mixture is a combination of two or more substances
If a substance cannot be split into anyhting simpler what is it called?
an element
What do you call a substance that can be split up into simpler substances?
If the above didn't answer your question, a substance that can be broken down into simpler substances is called a compound. Even the simplest compounds can be broken down into individual elements.
Can elements be split up into simpler substances by heating them?
While some compounds do degenerate to their elements when heated, almost none do.
What is a substance that cannot be split into simpler substance by ordinary chemical means?
Element Compounds can be broken down to elements (atoms) which cannot be decomposed further into simpler substances (that's why they're called a-toms, from Greek 'à-tomos', meaning 'un-sliceable'.
What is the scientific definition for the word element?
!!A pure substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means!!
What is the substance that cannot be split up into others?
Elements cannot be split using chemical reactions.
What does an element get split into?
The short answer is 'nothing'. An element is a pure substance which cannot be made any simpler by chemical means. However, if we go beyond chemistry into nuclear physics, then heavier atoms split apart in the process of radioactivity, or can be made to split by neutron bombardment. For instance, if a uranium 235 atom is hit by a neutron, one way it can split produces barium and krypton.
What is the meaning of element in stracture of matter?
An element is a pure substance made up of only single kind of atoms and it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemical means. There are over 100 elements in this universe. All matters are made up of these elements. Elements combine chemically to form compounds. Ex: H- Hydrogen He- Helium O- oxygen.......etc.........
What person invented compounds?
A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more different elements bonded together in a fixed mass ratio that can be split into simpler substances. (above text taken from wikipedia) Examples- water salt carbon dioxide Compounds have existed since shortly after the creation of the universe, they were not invented by a person.
