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Classify: (a) Mixture (b) Element (c) Mixture (d) Compound
Chapter 1, Problem 1(choose chapter or problem)
Classify each of the following as element, compound, or mixture.
(a) air
(b) iron
(c) soy sauce
(d) table salt
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QUESTION:
Classify each of the following as element, compound, or mixture.
(a) air
(b) iron
(c) soy sauce
(d) table salt
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
(a) Air: Air is a mixture of various gases, primarily nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and traces of other gases. It also contains water vapor and suspended particles. Since it is a combination of different substances without a fixed composition, it is classified as a mixture.
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Classify: (a) Mixture (b) Element (c) Mixture (d) Compound
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In this video, we classify substances as elements, compounds, or mixtures, with air and soy sauce as mixtures, iron as an element, and table salt as a compound.