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What may be either a single element or a compound of elements?

substance


Is an iron filings an element or a compound?

Iron is a chemical element; sand may be a compound or a mixture.


Is an iron nail a element compound or mixture?

in its pure form, iron is an element, but that may not be what you are referring to.... if you have iron oxide (rust), this is a compound of iron and oxygen.


Is AR a compound?

No. If it is written Ar, it is the element Argon. If not, it may be the acronym for a longer-named compound, but it cannot be a chemical formula.


Is iron a compound mixture element?

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Why is carbon considered to be an element but carbon dioxide is classified as a compound?

Because they are, respectively, an element and a compound. There may be a deeper question here, but I'm not seeing it. Perhaps you're trying to ask what the difference is between an element and a compound?


Is compound solid?

A solid may be an element (iron), a compound (iron oxide), a mixture (iron ore).


Is iron compound mixture elements?

Iron is an element, and is the heaviest element that may be made by fusion in a Star such as our Sun.


Is silver heterogeneous homogeneous an element or compound?

Assuming it is pure silver, it would be an element.


Is nitrogen an element or a compound or a mixture?

Nitrogen is an element . Nitrogen gas, however, is often called nitrogen and is a molecule consisting of two nitrogen atoms bound together. Thus it may be considered to be a compound.


Is protein an element or a compound or a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?

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