Answered: Is it an element, compound, or no such…

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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Is it an element, compound, or no such classification is possible because of insufficient information. 1. Heating substance C to 1000 Celsius causes no change in it. 2. Heating substance D to 500 Celsius causes it to change from solid to a liquid. 3. Analysis with an elaborate instrument indicates that substance A contains two elements. 4. Substance B decomposes upon heat. What are the and why?

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An element is a substance that cannot be broken down further chemically. It is composed of identical atoms.

A compound is a substance, basically a chemical species which is formed when two or more atoms combine chemically. It is formed of two or more atoms of different chemical elements and has atoms of different elements.

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