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Are the hydrogen and oxygen atoms chemically bound to form the mixture called water?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes indeed you can combine oxygen and hydrogen chemically to form water, simply by burning hydrogen in oxygen or air - two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form H2O - (although strictly speaking, in the context of chemistry, the water so produced would not necessarily be a "mixture").
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agonaa that's why water is chemically known as H2O 2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen and hence they are chemically bonded which all sugestests that water is not a mixture but a substance when you put dirt into water that's a mixture when you mix 2 substances whithout chemical bonding
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∙ 9y agoWater is NOT a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for two reasons. First, the H and O atoms are chemically bonded together in H2O molecules, not just physically mixed. Second, the ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms is always exactly two to one.
- Info from HOLT California Chemistry textbook.
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∙ 13y agoHydrogen is bonded to oxygen by sharing electrons (almost) evenly between each other to have the required amount of electrons in the valence shell to create that chemical or element. There is a covalent bond between hydrogen and oxygen and when they bond H2O or water and even the slightest alteration with this formula can completely change the element. For example H3O (just one extra hydrogen atom) will create Hydrogen Peroxide which can be lethal if consumed.
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∙ 10y agoThey do combine to form the COMPOUND called water.
It's not a mixture it's a chemical compound.
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∙ 15y agoIt is a chemical reaction that forms water. H2O is water, it means that for every 2 hydrogen atoms, there is 1 oxygen atom.
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∙ 8y agoWater is not a mixture but a chemical compound. It is formed when hydrogen and oxygen become chemically bound to each other in the ratio of two hydrogen atoms for each oxygen atom.
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Yes You can combine hydrogen and oxygen to form the compound water. It is NOT a mixture.
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∙ 9y agoWater (H2O) is a compound not a mixture.
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How does a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen differ from a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen means that the two gasses would be mixed together, but remain chemically distinct from one another and retain their own properties. You would still have separate hydrogen and oxygen molecules. In a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, water, the two elements are chemically combined to form a new substance with its own set of properties.
How does a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen differ from a compound of oxygen and hydrogen?
Mixtures are just that... things mixed together and not joined. A compound is joined together chemically and cannot be split too easily.
Why water is called a compound and air a mixture?
Compound have constant composition whereas mixture have variable. Now, water made by constant composition of hydrogen and oxygen (two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen) whereas air have many elements with variable composition.
Why doesn't water formed by hydrogen and oxygen combust?
Because the hydrogen and oxygen are already chemically combined.
If you have a container with hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in it do you have water why or why not?
No, if you have a contained filled with hydrogen and oxygen gas you have separated hydrogen molecules (H2) and oxygen molecules (O2). In water the hydrogen and oxygen are bonded to each other in water molecules (H2O). However, if you apply enough heat to a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas the two will react and water will be the product.
Does hydrogen and oxygen atoms from a mixture called water?
No. Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, not a mixture.
How does a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen differ from a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen means that the two gasses would be mixed together, but remain chemically distinct from one another and retain their own properties. You would still have separate hydrogen and oxygen molecules. In a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, water, the two elements are chemically combined to form a new substance with its own set of properties.
Do hydrogen and oxygen molecules make water?
No. If you simply mix hydrogen and oxygen you just have a mixture of H2 and O2 gasses that remain chemically distinct from one another. If you ignite the mixture the hydrogen and oxygen will combine to make water molecules.
Why air is a mixture while water is a compound?
Because air is not boUnd chemically it is just a mixture of oxygen nitrogen and other gases while water molecules are one oxygen atom combined chemically to two hydrogen atoms
How does a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen differ from a compound of oxygen and hydrogen?
Mixtures are just that... things mixed together and not joined. A compound is joined together chemically and cannot be split too easily.
Why water is called a compound and air a mixture?
Compound have constant composition whereas mixture have variable. Now, water made by constant composition of hydrogen and oxygen (two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen) whereas air have many elements with variable composition.
Is the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that make up water an example of homogeous mixture?
No. Since the hydrogen and oxygen in water are chemically bonded to one another in a fixed ration water is considered a pure substance.
Why is rust so different from a mixture of iron and oxygen?
Rust is the chemical combination of oxygen and iron.Rust is different from iron and oxygen for the same reason that water is different from oxygen and hydrogen.Once the elements are chemically combined the properties are completely changed. All matter on Earth is made from the chemical combination of less than 100 individual elements.Why is sugar different from soot, hydrogen and oxygen? Sugar has the elements of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen chemically combined. It is not a mixture.
why air is a mixture and water is a compound?
Air is composed of many different gases that are not chemically combined and retain their individual properties. Water is a compound because it is composed of two hydrogen atoms chemically bonded to an oxygen atom, and the properties of water are different from the properties of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
How can we determine that water is a compound not a mixture?
Water is a compound because its molecules are formed of chemically combined elements (hydrogen and oxygen) in a fixed proportion. A mixture is a combination of separate atoms, molecules, or particles that are not chemically bonded or in any fixed proportion.
The process of passing electricity through water to chemically separate it into hydrogen and oxygen is call?
It is called electrolysis.
Why is air considered a mixture and water a compound?
Air is composed of many different gases that are not chemically combined and retain their individual properties. Water is a compound because it is composed of two hydrogen atoms chemically bonded to an oxygen atom, and the properties of water are different from the properties of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
