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What did people think plants and animals were before they discovered cells?
They thought the same they thought about everything else, that they were made up of 4 elements, fire water earth air.
Is water an element or compound?
Water is a compound because it is made up of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) with polar bonds.HistoricalOf course the above is true. However in medieval times water was thought to be elemental in nature. People believed that there were 4 "elements" that composed substances: earth, air, fire and water. Everything on earth was made of some combination of these four 'elements'. There was a fifth element, the quintessence, from which we get the word quintessential, and it was thought that this element is what the stars were made of. It was also believed that this quintessence permeated everything everywhere.===Water is a compound. It is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, therefore its molecular structure is written 'H2O'.
What is the four elements theory?
The four elements theory is what the Greeks thought about what made everything. This was disproved by Robert Boyle. Because you can't make gold out of earth, air, fire and/ or water can you?
Why was water once thought to be an element?
According to the modern definition of "element", water is made up of two different elements: hydrogen, and oxygen.
How much of the human body is up of water?
round about 75% of your body is made up from water.then the rest of your body which is 20%, is made up of everything else.
What Greek philosopher thought everything was made of water?
Thales. More accurately: he thought water was the first state of everything.
Who thought everything was made from earth fire water air?
Aristotle
What Democritus thought that everything was made from?
he thought everything was made of atoms
Who thought everything was made from Fire earth air?
Aristotle
Is everything made out of water?
no. NOT EVERYTHING. maybe SOME stuff but not ALL of it.
Is water is a compound or an element?
Water is a compound because it is made up of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) with polar bonds.HistoricalOf course the above is true. However in medieval times water was thought to be elemental in nature. People believed that there were 4 "elements" that composed substances: earth, air, fire and water. Everything on earth was made of some combination of these four 'elements'. There was a fifth element, the quintessence, from which we get the word quintessential, and it was thought that this element is what the stars were made of. It was also believed that this quintessence permeated everything everywhere.===Water is a compound. It is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, therefore its molecular structure is written 'H2O'.
What did people think plants and animals were before they discovered cells?
They thought the same they thought about everything else, that they were made up of 4 elements, fire water earth air.
Is everything made out of dust or water?
No. There are 92 naturally occurring elements, and everything in our world is made out of one or more of these elements. Water, itself, is made by the combination of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen.
What is great about water?
everything is made of water. if there was no water no soda, no food, no shower, we need water to survive dude.
How would a lower boiling point of water affect life on earth?
Everything would boil quickly, and almost everything is made of water.
How did Nikola Tesla invent?
Thought in pictures and he always got everything right at the time the device was made.
Is water an element or compound?
Water is a compound because it is made up of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) with polar bonds.HistoricalOf course the above is true. However in medieval times water was thought to be elemental in nature. People believed that there were 4 "elements" that composed substances: earth, air, fire and water. Everything on earth was made of some combination of these four 'elements'. There was a fifth element, the quintessence, from which we get the word quintessential, and it was thought that this element is what the stars were made of. It was also believed that this quintessence permeated everything everywhere.===Water is a compound. It is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, therefore its molecular structure is written 'H2O'.
