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Air is not a compound, it is a mixture. The components of air (e.g. oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor) are not chemically bound, and instead coexist, flowing around each other like balls in a ball pit.
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∙ 11y agoNeither. It is a mixture.
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Why is air a pure substance?
Air is not a pure substance.
Is pure air an element compound solution or heterogeneous?
The pure nitrogen is a chemical element, gaseous at room temperature.
Is fog is a pure substance?
Pure substances are those that are composed of only one element or compound. Fog is made up of water, along with the various elements and compounds that make up the Earth's atmosphere. Therefore, fog is not a pure substance.
Are iron filings a compound mixture or element?
pure substance
Why air is a compound?
Air is not a compound, because its chemical composition varies with time and place. Air is a mixture instead.
Is carbon homogeneous substance?
CO2 is a pure substance and so is homogeneous. Hint: if it has a chemical formula then it is a pure substance.
Is pure air a pure substance?
Air is a compound gas, but techically speaking it is definitely not a chemical substance. The main components of air are nitrogen (78% ) and oxygen (20.95%) and yes, those ARE chemical substances. Chemistry, as well as other sciences, requires you to be very specific with concepts and language.
Why is air a pure substance?
Air is not a pure substance.
Why is air called a mixture and not a compound?
because a mixture is matter that contains more than one kind of particles and an compound is a pure substance made of two or more different elements that are chemically combined. and air is not a pure substance it is H2O two hydrogen's and one oxygen so it is not pure subsatnce UR WELCOME!
Give me some examples of pure substances in everyday life?
Pure substances are made up of a single element, or a single compound. Table salt is a pure substance because it is made up of only the compound NaCl (sodium chloride). Diamond is a pure substance, it is made up of the element carbon. Air is not a pure substance, it is a mixture of several gaseous elements and compounds (nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide..) Distilled water is a pure substance made up of a single compound H2O.
Is pure air an element compound solution or heterogeneous?
The pure nitrogen is a chemical element, gaseous at room temperature.
Is iron is a pure substance or mixture?
Iron is a pure substance. It's an element (Fe) and a bar of Iron is no mixture. If it was pure iron, then by definition it would be pure. However iron is rarely pure, it is usually in alloy with something.
Why isn't air a chemical substance?
It is a gaseous substance, but not a "pure substance" because it is a mixture of several gases (elements, gas compounds, water vapor) that can occur in various concentrations while still being called "air."
Is fog is a pure substance?
Pure substances are those that are composed of only one element or compound. Fog is made up of water, along with the various elements and compounds that make up the Earth's atmosphere. Therefore, fog is not a pure substance.
Is air an example of pure substance?
No. Air is not pure substance. Air has all dust and dangerous gases with it. From place to place its composition changes.
Is air are pure substance?
As per my knowledge pure substance does not have anything else added to it. Air and water are pure substances that exist in nature. A pure substance cannot be taken apart to locate more substances.
Is liquid plus air a pure substance?
No. To start with, air is not a pure substance, and mixiong it with something else just makes it worse.
