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(N2 & O2 & Ar & CO2...)
an element compound or mixture?

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Answer: Mixture

Step-by-step explanation:

Element is a pure substance which is composed of atoms of similar elements.

Compound is a pure substance which is made from atoms of different elements combined together in a fixed ratio by mass.

Mixture is a substance which has two or more components which do not combine chemically and do not have any fixed ratio in which they are present. Example: Air which conatins a mixture of
N_2,
O_2 ,
Ar and
CO_2

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