Why water is not an elements?

Answer 1

because it has hydrogen and lipids

the above answer is incorrect.

Water is a molecule, and is a compound.

A compound is two or more elemental atoms

combined. In the Case of water you have

two Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atom.

It is because of the combination of more than one

kind of atom [ element ] that water is not an

element.

Try looking up water in Wikipedia in the Chemical and physical properties

to get more information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water

Answer 2

Water is not an element because it is made up of elements. The definition of an element is that it cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means. Water can be broken down into its constituents via chemical means, (a simple way to do this is to tie two pencils each to a separate bit of wire. Then connect 1 wire to the positive terminal of a 4.5V battery and the other wire to the negative terminal. Then place these two pencils into water, NOT touching anything, however you can hold them. The pencil connected to the negative terminal will have bubbles of hydrogen coming off, while the pencil connected to the positive terminal will have bubbles of oxygen coming off. Make sure the wires touch the pencil leads.) it breaks down in to hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O). Water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen therefore its molecular structure is written H2O.

Answer 3

Water is made up of 2 elements, also know as a compound. Water is made both of Oxygen (O) and Hydrogen (H) and thus cannot be classified as an element.