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Why is it is an element considered a pure substance

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An element is a pure substance and is made of only one type of atom; it cannot be broken down into a simpler substance. Hope this helps….
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Answer: An element is considered a pure substance because it cannot be broken down into anything else. It's only made up of one type of atom.

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