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Which of the following is a pure substance?

pizza
pizza

salt (NaCl)
salt (NaCl)

air
air

sweet tea
sweet tea

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Answer:

salt (NaCl)

Step-by-step explanation:

Pure substance is defined as the substance that consist of a single type of material and does not contain contaminants. A pure substance has uniform composition throughout the process.

sodium chloride (NaCl) also known as table salt is a pure substance because it has a uniform and definite composition that is 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

Hence, the correct answer is "salt (NaCl)".

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