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Water is necessary for life. Is covers 3 4 of our planet however water is not an element how can this be true

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It is not an element becasue it is made up of the elements Hydrogen and Oxygen and it has 1 hydrogen atom and 2 oxygen atoms making it a compound

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Compound

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Water Is made out of oxygen and hydrogen therefore it is not an element

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